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+package org.tn5250j.framework.transport;
+
+/*
+ * @(#)SSLInterface.java
+ *
+ * Copyright:    Copyright (c) 2001
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+import java.net.Socket;
+
+public interface SSLInterface {
+
+	/**
+	 * Initialize the components required to create a new client socket
+	 * when createSSLSocket is called.
+	 * @param type The ssl socket type (SSLv2, SSLv3, TLS)
+	 * @see org.tn5250j.framework.transport.SSLConstants
+	 */
+   public abstract void init(String sslType);
+
+   /**
+    * Create a new socket
+    * @param destination
+    * @param port
+    * @return new socket, or null if none could be created.
+    */
+   public abstract Socket createSSLSocket(String destination, int port);
+
+}
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