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// <copyright file="ICryptoAlgorithmFactory.cs" company="Microsoft">
//     Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// </copyright>                                                                
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namespace System.Web.Security.Cryptography {
    using System;
    using System.Security.Cryptography;
 
    // Represents an object that can provide encryption + validation algorithm instances
 
    internal interface ICryptoAlgorithmFactory {
 
        // Gets a SymmetricAlgorithm instance that can be used for encryption / decryption
         SymmetricAlgorithm GetEncryptionAlgorithm();
 
        // Gets a KeyedHashAlgorithm instance that can be used for signing / validation
         KeyedHashAlgorithm GetValidationAlgorithm();
    
    }
}