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package zeroecho.pki.api.attr;

/**
 * Declares the logical value type of an attribute.
 *
 * <p>
 * Framework backends map these logical types into framework-specific constructs
 * (e.g., X.509 extensions, claims, or other credential fields).
 * </p>
 */
public enum AttributeValueType {

    /**
     * UTF-8 string value.
     */
    STRING,

    /**
     * Boolean value.
     */
    BOOLEAN,

    /**
     * Integer/long value.
     */
    INTEGER,

    /**
     * Timestamp value.
     */
    INSTANT,

    /**
     * Raw byte string.
     */
    BYTES,

    /**
     * Object identifier string.
     */
    OID,

    /**
     * Distinguished Name representation (string form with normalization rules
     * defined by profile/policy).
     */
    DN,

    /**
     * GeneralName-like identity (DNS/IP/URI/email/etc.) represented in a canonical
     * structured form.
     */
    GENERAL_NAME,

    /**
     * Public key information representation (e.g., SPKI).
     */
    KEY_INFO,

    /**
     * Structured composite value.
     */
    STRUCT
}
