//
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#ifndef VMIME_SECURITY_CERT_CERTIFICATE_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_SECURITY_CERT_CERTIFICATE_HPP_INCLUDED


#include "vmime/types.hpp"


namespace vmime {
namespace security {
namespace cert {


/** Identity certificate for a peer.
  */
class certificate : public object
{
public:

	/** Returns the encoded form of this certificate (for example,
	  * X.509 certificates are encoded as ASN.1 DER).
	  *
	  * @return the encoded form of this certificate
	  */
	virtual const byteArray getEncoded() const = 0;

	/** Return the type of this certificate.
	  *
	  * @return the type of this certificate
	  */
	virtual const string getType() const = 0;

	/** Return the version of this certificate.
	  *
	  * @return the version of this certificate
	  */
	virtual const int getVersion() const = 0;

	/** Checks if two certificates are the same.
	  *
	  * @param other certificate to compare with
	  * @return true if the two certificates are the same,
	  * false otherwise
	  */
	virtual const bool equals(ref <const certificate> other) const = 0;
};


} // cert
} // security
} // vmime


#endif // VMIME_SECURITY_CERT_CERTIFICATE_HPP_INCLUDED