com.nimbusds.jose.jca

Class JCAContext

java.lang.Object

com.nimbusds.jose.jca.JCAContext

Direct Known Subclasses:

JWEJCAContext

public class JCAContext
extends Object

Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) context, consisting of a JCA provider and secure random generator.

Version:

2015-06-08

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JCAContext() Creates a new default JCA context.
JCAContext(Provider provider, SecureRandom randomGen) Creates a new JCA context.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Provider	getProvider() Gets the JCA provider to be used for all operations.
SecureRandom	getSecureRandom() Gets the secure random generator.
void	setProvider(Provider provider) Sets the JCA provider to be used for all operations.
void	setSecureRandom(SecureRandom randomGen) Sets a specific secure random generator for the initialisation vector and other purposes requiring a random number.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JCAContext

public JCAContext()

Creates a new default JCA context.

JCAContext

public JCAContext(Provider provider,
                  SecureRandom randomGen)

Creates a new JCA context.

Parameters:

provider - The JCA provider, null to use the default system one.

randomGen - The specific secure random generator, null to use the default system one.

Method Detail

getProvider

public Provider getProvider()

Gets the JCA provider to be used for all operations.

Returns:

The JCA provider to be used for all operations where a more specific one is absent, null implies the default system provider.

setProvider

public void setProvider(Provider provider)

Sets the JCA provider to be used for all operations.

Parameters:

provider - The JCA provider to be used for all operations where a more specific one is absent, null to use the default system provider.

getSecureRandom

public SecureRandom getSecureRandom()

Gets the secure random generator. Intended for generation of initialisation vectors and other purposes that require a secure random generator.

Returns:

The specific secure random generator (if available), else the default system one.

setSecureRandom

public void setSecureRandom(SecureRandom randomGen)

Sets a specific secure random generator for the initialisation vector and other purposes requiring a random number.

Parameters:

randomGen - The secure random generator, null to use the default system one.