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package won.cryptography.keymanagement;

/**
 * Encapsulates the derivation of an alias for a given Need URI.
 */
public interface KeyPairAliasDerivationStrategy
{
    /**
     * Returns an Alias usable in a KeyStore.
     * @param needURI
     * @return always a valid alias string
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the argument cannot be converted to an alias.
     */
    public String getAliasForNeedUri(String needURI);
}