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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of the License "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description: 
+* crypto base api interface
+*
+*/
+
+
+/**
+ @file
+ @publishedAll
+ @released
+*/
+
+#ifndef __CRYPTOAPI_BASEAPI_H__
+#define __CRYPTOAPI_BASEAPI_H__
+
+#include <e32base.h>
+#include <cryptospi/plugincharacteristics.h>
+
+namespace CryptoSpi
+	{
+	class MPlugin;
+	class MHash;
+	class MAsyncHash;
+	class CCryptoParams;
+	class CExtendedCharacteristics;
+		
+	NONSHARABLE_CLASS(CCryptoBase) : public CBase
+		{
+	public:
+		/**
+		Retrieves the plugin's common characteristics
+		@param aPluginCharacteristics The plugin characteristics value retrieved
+		@leave ...	Any of the crypto error codes defined in 
+  					cryptospi_errs.h or any of the system-wide error codes.
+		*/
+		IMPORT_C void GetCharacteristicsL(const TCharacteristics*& aPluginCharacteristics);
+		
+		/**
+		Retrieves the plugin's extended characteristics
+		@return The extended plugin characteristics, on the heap.
+		This should be deleted by the caller when finished with.
+		@leave ...	Any of the crypto error codes defined in 
+  					cryptospi_errs.h or any of the system-wide error codes.
+		*/	
+		IMPORT_C const CExtendedCharacteristics* GetExtendedCharacteristicsL();
+
+        /**
+        Resets the state of the crypto object to uninitialised. All prior
+        state is lost.
+        */
+        IMPORT_C void Reset();
+	
+	protected:
+		/**
+		 * @internalComponent
+		 * 
+		 * Constructor
+		 **/		
+		CCryptoBase(MPlugin* aPlugin, TInt aLibHandle);
+		/**
+		Destructor
+		*/
+		virtual ~CCryptoBase();
+	
+	protected:
+		/**
+		The plugin implementation
+		*/
+		MPlugin* iPlugin;	
+		
+		/**
+		The current plugin DLL loaded
+		*/
+		TInt iLibHandle;
+		};
+	}
+
+#endif //__CRYPTOAPI_BASEAPI_H__
+