identity

type Mapper interface {
	// Put associates an identity to its given pkiID, and returns an error
	// in case the given pkiID doesn't match the identity
	Put(pkiID common.PKIidType, identity api.PeerIdentityType) error

	// Get returns the identity of a given pkiID, or error if such an identity
	// isn't found
	Get(pkiID common.PKIidType) (api.PeerIdentityType, error)

	// Sign signs a message, returns a signed message on success
	// or an error on failure
	Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error)

	// Verify verifies a signed message
	Verify(vkID, signature, message []byte) error

	// GetPKIidOfCert returns the PKI-ID of a certificate
	GetPKIidOfCert(api.PeerIdentityType) common.PKIidType

	// SuspectPeers re-validates all peers that match the given predicate
	SuspectPeers(isSuspected api.PeerSuspector)

	// IdentityInfo returns information known peer identities
	IdentityInfo() api.PeerIdentitySet

	// Stop stops all background computations of the Mapper
	Stop()
}