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package com.netscape.certsrv.profile;

/**
 * This interface represents a profile context which
 * stores system-wide and user-provided information for
 * assisting request creation.
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface IProfileContext {

    /**
     * Sets a value into the context.
     *
     * @param name property name
     * @param value property value
     */
    public void set(String name, String value);

    /**
     * Retrieves a value from the context.
     *
     * @param name property name
     * @return property value
     */
    public String get(String name);
}