SecretKeyFactorySpi

public abstract class SecretKeyFactorySpi extends Object

This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the SecretKeyFactory class. All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation of a secret-key factory for a particular algorithm.

A provider should document all the key specifications supported by its secret key factory. For example, the DES secret-key factory supplied by the "SunJCE" provider supports DESKeySpec as a transparent representation of DES keys, and that provider's secret-key factory for Triple DES keys supports DESedeKeySpec as a transparent representation of Triple DES keys.

Public Constructor Summary

Protected Method Summary

abstract SecretKey
engineGenerateSecret(KeySpec keySpec)
Generates a SecretKey object from the provided key specification (key material).
abstract KeySpec
engineGetKeySpec(SecretKey key, Class<?> keySpec)
Returns a specification (key material) of the given key object in the requested format.
abstract SecretKey
engineTranslateKey(SecretKey key)
Translates a key object, whose provider may be unknown or potentially untrusted, into a corresponding key object of this secret-key factory.

Inherited Method Summary

Public Constructors

public SecretKeyFactorySpi ()

Protected Methods

protected abstract SecretKey engineGenerateSecret (KeySpec keySpec)

Generates a SecretKey object from the provided key specification (key material).

Parameters
keySpec the specification (key material) of the secret key
Returns
  • the secret key
Throws
InvalidKeySpecException if the given key specification is inappropriate for this secret-key factory to produce a secret key.

protected abstract KeySpec engineGetKeySpec (SecretKey key, Class<?> keySpec)

Returns a specification (key material) of the given key object in the requested format.

Parameters
key the key
keySpec the requested format in which the key material shall be returned
Returns
  • the underlying key specification (key material) in the requested format
Throws
InvalidKeySpecException if the requested key specification is inappropriate for the given key (e.g., the algorithms associated with key and keySpec do not match, or key references a key on a cryptographic hardware device whereas keySpec is the specification of a software-based key), or the given key cannot be dealt with (e.g., the given key has an algorithm or format not supported by this secret-key factory).

protected abstract SecretKey engineTranslateKey (SecretKey key)

Translates a key object, whose provider may be unknown or potentially untrusted, into a corresponding key object of this secret-key factory.

Parameters
key the key whose provider is unknown or untrusted
Returns
  • the translated key
Throws
InvalidKeyException if the given key cannot be processed by this secret-key factory.