com.gigaspaces.security.encoding
Interface ContentEncoder

public interface ContentEncoder

Interface for performing two-way encryption and decryption on objects.

Since:

7.0.1

Author:

Moran Avigdor

Method Summary

Object	decode(byte[] bytes) Decode the byte array returning a decrypted object.
byte[]	encode(Object obj) Encode the object returning an encrypted byte array.

Method Detail

encode

byte[] encode(Object obj)
              throws EncodingException

Encode the object returning an encrypted byte array.

Parameters:

obj - Object to encode.

Returns:

a byte array representing the encoded object.

Throws:

EncodingException - if failed to encode the object.

decode

Object decode(byte[] bytes)
              throws EncodingException

Decode the byte array returning a decrypted object.

Parameters:

bytes - a byte array representing the encoded object.

Returns:

the decoded object.

Throws:

EncodingException - if failed to decode the object.