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briar/briar-api/src/org/briarproject/api/crypto/SecretKey.java

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package org.briarproject.api.crypto;
/** A secret key used for encryption and/or authentication. */
public interface SecretKey {
/** Returns the encoded representation of this key. */
byte[] getEncoded();
/**
* Returns a copy of this key - erasing this key will erase the copy and
* vice versa.
*/
SecretKey copy();
/**
* Erases this key from memory. Any copies derived from this key via the
* {@link #copy()} method, and any keys from which this key was derived via
* the {@link #copy()} method, are also erased.
*/
void erase();
}