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/**
* The interface to a PBE key.
*
* @author Valerie Peng
*
* @see javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec
* @see javax.crypto.SecretKey
* @since 1.4
*/
/**
* The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
* compatibility since J2SE 1.4.
*/
/**
* Returns the password.
*
* <p> Note: this method should return a copy of the password. It is
* the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after
* it is no longer needed.
*
* @return the password.
*/
char[] getPassword();
/**
* Returns the salt or null if not specified.
*
* <p> Note: this method should return a copy of the salt. It is
* the caller's responsibility to zero out the salt information after
* it is no longer needed.
*
* @return the salt.
*/
byte[] getSalt();
/**
* Returns the iteration count or 0 if not specified.
*
* @return the iteration count.
*/
int getIterationCount();
}