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package com.sun.xml.ws.api.security.trust.config;

import java.util.Map;
import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;

/**
 * <p>
 * This interface captures metadata of a service provider. 
 * </p>
 @author Jiandong Guo
 */
public interface TrustSPMetadata{
                
     /**
     * Gets the alias for the certificate of the service provider.
     * 
     * @return the cert alias of the service provider
     */
    String getCertAlias();
    
    /**
     * Gets the token type for the  service provider.
     * 
     * @return the token type of the service provider
     */
    String getTokenType();
     
    /**
     * Gets the key type for the  service provider.
     * 
     * @return the key type of the service provider
     */
    String getKeyType();
    
     /**
     * Gets a map that contains attributes that aren't bound to any typed property on this class.
     * 
     * <p>
     * the map is keyed by the name of the attribute and 
     * the value is any object.
     * 
     * the map returned by this method is live, and you can add new attribute
     * by updating the map directly. 
     * 
     * 
     * @return
     *     always non-null
     */
    Map<String, Object> getOtherOptions(); 
}