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* $Id: TSAClient.java 4784 2011-03-15 08:33:00Z blowagie $
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package com.itextpdf.text.pdf;
/**
* Time Stamp Authority client (caller) interface.
* <p>
* Interface used by the PdfPKCS7 digital signature builder to call
* Time Stamp Authority providing RFC 3161 compliant time stamp token.
* @author Martin Brunecky, 07/17/2007
* @since 2.1.6
*/
public interface TSAClient {
/**
* Get the time stamp token size estimate.
* Implementation must return value large enough to accomodate the entire token
* returned by getTimeStampToken() _prior_ to actual getTimeStampToken() call.
* @return an estimate of the token size
*/
public int getTokenSizeEstimate();
/**
* Get RFC 3161 timeStampToken.
* Method may return null indicating that timestamp should be skipped.
* @param caller PdfPKCS7 - calling PdfPKCS7 instance (in case caller needs it)
* @param imprint byte[] - data imprint to be time-stamped
* @return byte[] - encoded, TSA signed data of the timeStampToken
* @throws Exception - TSA request failed
*/
public byte[] getTimeStampToken(PdfPKCS7 caller, byte[] imprint) throws Exception;
}
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