KeyGeneratorSpi
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This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI)
for the KeyGenerator class.
All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each
cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation
of a key generator for a particular algorithm.
Public Constructor Summary
Protected Method Summary
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abstract
SecretKey
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abstract
void
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abstract
void
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abstract
void
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engineInit(int keysize, SecureRandom random)
Initializes this key generator for a certain keysize, using the given
source of randomness.
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Inherited Method Summary
From class
java.lang.Object
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Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this Object.
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boolean
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equals( Object obj)
Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they
are equal.
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void
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finalize()
Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
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final
Class<?>
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getClass()
Returns the unique instance of Class that represents this
object's class.
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int
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hashCode()
Returns an integer hash code for this object.
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final
void
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notify()
Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of
calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means
of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this
object.
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final
void
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wait(long timeout, int nanos)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
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final
void
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wait(long timeout)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object.
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Public Constructors
public
KeyGeneratorSpi
()
Protected Methods
protected
abstract
SecretKey
engineGenerateKey
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Initializes the key generator with the specified parameter
set and a user-provided source of randomness.
Parameters
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the key generation parameters |
| random |
the source of randomness for this key generator |
protected
abstract
void
engineInit
(SecureRandom random)
Initializes the key generator.
Parameters
| random |
the source of randomness for this generator
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protected
abstract
void
engineInit
(int keysize, SecureRandom random)
Initializes this key generator for a certain keysize, using the given
source of randomness.
Parameters
| keysize |
the keysize. This is an algorithm-specific metric,
specified in number of bits. |
| random |
the source of randomness for this key generator |
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Last updated 2024-07-10 UTC.
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