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package sun.security.timestamp;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A timestamping service which conforms to the Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP)
* defined in:
* <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3161.txt">RFC 3161</a>.
* Individual timestampers may communicate with a Timestamping Authority (TSA)
* over different transport machanisms. TSP permits at least the following
* transports: HTTP, Internet mail, file-based and socket-based.
*
* @author Vincent Ryan
* @see HttpTimestamper
*/
public interface Timestamper {
/*
* Connects to the TSA and requests a timestamp.
*
* @param tsQuery The timestamp query.
* @return The result of the timestamp query.
* @throws IOException The exception is thrown if a problem occurs while
* communicating with the TSA.
*/
public TSResponse generateTimestamp(TSRequest tsQuery) throws IOException;
}