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diff --git a/crypto/src/util/IEncodable.cs b/crypto/src/util/IEncodable.cs
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+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Utilities
+{
+    public interface IEncodable
+    {
+        ///<summary>
+        ///
+        ///
+        ///
+        ///
+        /// 
+         // * Return a byte array representing the implementing object.
+         // *
+         // * @return a byte array representing the encoding.
+         // * @throws IOException if an issue arises generation the encoding.
+         // */
+        byte[] GetEncoded();
+    }
+}
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