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/**
* This interface defines a set of methods that must be implemented by a class
* (expected to be a client connection) that can dynamically enable and disable
* the TLS connection security provider. This will be used by the StartTLS
* extended operation handler to perform the core function of enabling TLS on an
* established connection.
*/
public interface TLSCapableConnection
{
/**
* Prepares this connection for using TLS and returns whether TLS protection
* is actually available for the underlying client connection. If there is any
* reason that TLS protection cannot be enabled on this client connection,
* then it should be appended to the provided buffer.
*
* @param unavailableReason The buffer used to hold the reason that TLS is
* not available on the underlying client
* connection.
*
* @return <CODE>true</CODE> if TLS is available on the underlying client
* connection, or <CODE>false</CODE> if it is not.
*/
}