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package com.netscape.certsrv.tks;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.ISubsystem;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequestQueue;

/**
 * An interface represents a Registration Authority that is
 * responsible for certificate enrollment operations.
 * <P>
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface ITKSAuthority extends ISubsystem {
    public static final String ID = "tks";

    public static final String PROP_POLICY = "Policy";
    public static final String PROP_REGISTRATION = "Registration";
    public static final String PROP_GATEWAY = "gateway";
    public static final String PROP_NICKNAME = "certNickname";
    //public final static String PROP_PUBLISH_SUBSTORE = "publish";
    //public final static String PROP_LDAP_PUBLISH_SUBSTORE = "ldappublish";
    public final static String PROP_CONNECTOR = "connector";
    public final static String PROP_NEW_NICKNAME = "newNickname";

    /**
     * Retrieves the request queue of this registration authority.
     *
     * @return RA's request queue
     */
    public IRequestQueue getRequestQueue();

    /**
     * Returns the nickname of the RA certificate.
     *
     * @return the nickname of the RA certificate
     */
    public String getNickname();

}