/*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
*/
/*
* $Id: XMLSignContext.java,v 1.8 2005/05/10 16:03:48 mullan Exp $
*/
package javax.xml.crypto.dsig;
import javax.xml.crypto.KeySelector;
import javax.xml.crypto.XMLCryptoContext;
/**
* Contains context information for generating XML Signatures. This interface
* is primarily intended for type-safety.
*
* <p>Note that <code>XMLSignContext</code> instances can contain
* information and state specific to the XML signature structure it is
* used with. The results are unpredictable if an
* <code>XMLSignContext</code> is used with different signature structures
* (for example, you should not use the same <code>XMLSignContext</code>
* instance to sign two different {@link XMLSignature} objects).
* <p>
* <b><a name="Supported Properties"></a>Supported Properties</b>
* <p>The following properties can be set using the
* {@link #setProperty setProperty} method.
* <ul>
* <li><code>javax.xml.crypto.dsig.cacheReference</code>: value must be a
* {@link Boolean}. This property controls whether or not the digested
* {@link Reference} objects will cache the dereferenced content and
* pre-digested input for subsequent retrieval via the
* {@link Reference#getDereferencedData Reference.getDereferencedData} and
* {@link Reference#getDigestInputStream Reference.getDigestInputStream}
* methods. The default value if not specified is
* <code>Boolean.FALSE</code>.
* </ul>
*
* @author Sean Mullan
* @author JSR 105 Expert Group
* @since 1.6
* @see XMLSignature#sign(XMLSignContext)
*/
public interface XMLSignContext extends XMLCryptoContext {}