bcpkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/cms/SignerInformationVerifierProvider.java

package org.bouncycastle.cms;

import org.bouncycastle.operator.OperatorCreationException;

public interface SignerInformationVerifierProvider
{
    /**
     * Return a SignerInformationVerifierProvider suitable for the passed in SID.
     *
     * @param sid the SignerId we are trying to match for.
     * @return  a verifier if one is available, null otherwise.
     * @throws OperatorCreationException if creation of the verifier fails when it should suceed.
     */
    public SignerInformationVerifier get(SignerId sid)
          throws OperatorCreationException;
}