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 * $Id: SOAPProviderConfig.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:23 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.soapbinding; 

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * This interface is used to read the SOAP Provider configuration from
 * various configuration stores.
 */
public interface SOAPProviderConfig {

    /**
     * Returns supported authentication mechanisms.
     *
     * @return Set set of supported authentication mechanisms.
     */
    public Set getSupportedAuthenticationMechanisms();

    /**
     * Sets the supported authentication mechanisms.
     *
     * @param authMechs Set of liberty authentication mechanisms.
     */
    public void setSupportedAuthenticationMechanisms(Set authMechs);

    /**
     * Returns Web service authenticator implementation.
     *
     * @return WebServiceAuthenticator Authenticator implementation.
     */
    public WebServiceAuthenticator getAuthenticator();

    /**
     * Checks if the SOAP response needs to be signed.
     *
     * @return true if signing is required.
     */
    public boolean isResponseSignEnabled();

    /**
     * Checks is the request authentication is enabled.
     *
     * @return true if the request authentication is required.
     */
    public boolean isRequestAuthEnabled();

    /**
     * Sets the response signing enabled.
     *
     * @param signRequired boolean variable to enable response signing.
     */
    public void setResponseSignEnabled(boolean signRequired);

    /**
     * Sets the request authentication enabled.
     *
     * @param signRequired boolean variable to enable request authentication.
     */
    public void setRequestAuthEnabled(boolean signRequired);
}