Changeset 1413 for trunk/src/org/expeditee/encryption/items/surrogates/EncryptionDetail.java

Timestamp:

06/25/19 13:57:37 (5 years ago)

Author:

bln4

Message:

Changed surrogates to work the way discussed with David. EncryptedExpReader/Writer updated to work with this.

File:

• trunk/src/org/expeditee/encryption/items/surrogates/EncryptionDetail.java (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/org/expeditee/encryption/items/surrogates/EncryptionDetail.java

@@ -2 +2 @@
 
 public enum EncryptionDetail {
-        UnencryptedOnSave, ReencryptOnSave, UseUndecipheredValueOnSave;
+        // If the property needs to be unencrypted due to inheritance then do not try to encrypt it.
+        UnencryptedOnSave,
+        
+        // If the property is not inherited by any surrogates then we can try to encrypt it.  
+        // If we do not have key then default to UnencryptedOnSave.
+        ReencryptOnSave,
+        
+        // If the property is no longer inherited by at least one surrogate then this value is present.  
+        // If it turns out there is no longer any surrogates who inherit the value then this value can be replaced with ReencryptOnSave.
+        // Otherwise, this value must be replaced with UnencryptedOnSave.
+        InheritanceCheckOnSave,
+        
+        // If we could not decrypt the value on load then EncryptionDetail.getUndecipheredValue() can be used to get the value for saving.
+        UseUndecipheredValueOnSave;
         
         private String undecipheredValue = null;