namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Math.EC.Multiplier
{
	/**
	* Interface for classes encapsulating a point multiplication algorithm
	* for <code>ECPoint</code>s.
	*/
	public interface ECMultiplier
	{
		/**
		* Multiplies the <code>ECPoint p</code> by <code>k</code>, i.e.
		* <code>p</code> is added <code>k</code> times to itself.
		* @param p The <code>ECPoint</code> to be multiplied.
		* @param k The factor by which <code>p</code> i multiplied.
		* @return <code>p</code> multiplied by <code>k</code>.
		*/
		ECPoint Multiply(ECPoint p, BigInteger k, PreCompInfo preCompInfo);
	}
}