ECKeyGenerator (Nimbus JOSE + JWT v9.34)

java.lang.Object
- com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.gen.JWKGenerator<ECKey>
- - com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.gen.ECKeyGenerator

```
public class ECKeyGenerator
extends JWKGenerator<ECKey>
```
Elliptic Curve (EC) JSON Web Key (JWK) generator.
Supported curves:
Version:

2023-01-29

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov, Justin Cranford

- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from class com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.gen.JWKGenerator
    alg, exp, iat, keyStore, kid, nbf, ops, provider, secureRandom, use, x5tKid
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  ECKeyGenerator(Curve crv)
  Creates a new EC JWK generator.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  ECKey generate()
  Generates the JWK according to the set parameters.
  - Methods inherited from class com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.gen.JWKGenerator
    algorithm, expirationTime, issueTime, keyID, keyIDFromThumbprint, keyOperations, keyStore, keyUse, notBeforeTime, provider, secureRandom
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ECKeyGenerator
```
public ECKeyGenerator(Curve crv)
```
    Creates a new EC JWK generator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    crv - The curve. Must not be null.
- Method Detail
  - generate
```
public ECKey generate()
               throws JOSEException
```
    Description copied from class: JWKGenerator
    
    Generates the JWK according to the set parameters.
    
    Specified by:
    
    generate in class JWKGenerator<ECKey>
    
    Returns:
    
    The generated JWK.
    
    Throws:
    
    JOSEException - If the key generation failed.