SecretRepository (Apache Synapse - Secure vault 4.0.0-wso2v89 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileBaseSecretRepository
```
public interface SecretRepository
```
Represents the abstraction 'Repository of secret' Implementation can be any type - file,jdbc

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getEncryptedData(String alias)`	Returns the encrypted Value of provided alias name .
`SecretRepository`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent secret repository
`String`	`getSecret(String alias)`	Returns the secret of provided alias name .
`void`	`init(Properties properties, String id)`	Initializes the repository based on provided properties
`void`	`setParent(SecretRepository parent)`	Sets the parent secret repository Secret Repositories are made a chain so that , one can get a secret from other.

- Method Detail
  - init
```
void init(Properties properties,
          String id)
```
    Initializes the repository based on provided properties
    
    Parameters:
    
    properties - Configuration properties
    
    id - Identifier to identify properties related to the corresponding repository
  - getSecret
```
String getSecret(String alias)
```
    Returns the secret of provided alias name . An alias represents the logical name for a look up secret
    
    Parameters:
    
    alias - Alias name for look up a secret
    
    Returns:
    
    Secret if there is any , otherwise ,alias itself
  - getEncryptedData
```
String getEncryptedData(String alias)
```
    Returns the encrypted Value of provided alias name . An alias represents the logical name for a look up secret
    
    Parameters:
    
    alias - Alias name for look up a secret
    
    Returns:
    
    encrypted Value if there is any , otherwise ,alias itself
  - setParent
```
void setParent(SecretRepository parent)
```
    Sets the parent secret repository Secret Repositories are made a chain so that , one can get a secret from other. For example, JDBC password can be in file based secret repository
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - Parent secret repository
  - getParent
```
SecretRepository getParent()
```
    Returns the parent secret repository
    
    Returns:
    
    Parent secret repository