001package com.avaje.ebean.config;
002
003/**
004 * Represents the key used for encryption.
005 * <p>
006 * For simple cases this often represent a simple String key but depending on
007 * the encryption method this could contain other details.
008 * </p>
009 * 
010 * @author rbygrave
011 */
012public interface EncryptKey {
013
014  /**
015   * Return the string key value.
016   */
017  String getStringValue();
018}