Module org.refcodes.forwardsecrecy

Package edu.vt.middleware.crypt.asymmetric

Class AsymmetricAlgorithm

java.lang.Object

edu.vt.middleware.crypt.AbstractAlgorithm

edu.vt.middleware.crypt.AbstractEncryptionAlgorithm

edu.vt.middleware.crypt.asymmetric.AsymmetricAlgorithm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Algorithm, EncryptionAlgorithm

Direct Known Subclasses:

RSA

public class AsymmetricAlgorithm
extends AbstractEncryptionAlgorithm

Provides asymmetric encryption and decryption operations using a public/private key pair.

Version:

$Revision: 2744 $

Author:

Middleware Services

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	MODE	Mode used for encryption and decryption.
static final String	PADDING	Padding used for encryption and decryption.

Fields inherited from class edu.vt.middleware.crypt.AbstractEncryptionAlgorithm

cipher, cipherMode, key, mode, padding

Fields inherited from class edu.vt.middleware.crypt.AbstractAlgorithm

algorithm, randomByteSize, randomProvider

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AsymmetricAlgorithm(String cipherAlgorithm)	Creates a new instance that uses a cipher of the given algorithm and the default mode and padding.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()
protected AlgorithmParameterSpec	getAlgorithmParameterSpec()	Gets the algorithm parameter specification for this algorithm.
protected int	getChunkSize()	Gets the chunk size for buffers using in stream-based encryption and decryption operations.
static AsymmetricAlgorithm	newInstance(String algorithm)	Creates a new instance that uses a cipher of the given name.

Methods inherited from class edu.vt.middleware.crypt.AbstractEncryptionAlgorithm

crypt, crypt, decrypt, decrypt, decrypt, encrypt, encrypt, encrypt, getBlockSize, getCipherMode, getMode, getPadding, init, initCipher, initDecrypt, initEncrypt, setKey, toString

Methods inherited from class edu.vt.middleware.crypt.AbstractAlgorithm

getAlgorithm, getRandomData, setRandomProvider

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface edu.vt.middleware.crypt.Algorithm

getAlgorithm, getRandomData, setRandomProvider

Field Details

MODE

public static final String MODE

Mode used for encryption and decryption.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

PADDING

public static final String PADDING

Padding used for encryption and decryption.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

AsymmetricAlgorithm

protected AsymmetricAlgorithm(String cipherAlgorithm)

Creates a new instance that uses a cipher of the given algorithm and the default mode and padding.

Parameters:

cipherAlgorithm - Cipher algorithm name.

Method Details

newInstance

public static AsymmetricAlgorithm newInstance(String algorithm)

Creates a new instance that uses a cipher of the given name.

Parameters:

algorithm - Cipher algorithm name.

Returns:

Asymmetric algorithm instance that implements the given cipher algorithm.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

getAlgorithmParameterSpec

protected AlgorithmParameterSpec getAlgorithmParameterSpec()

Gets the algorithm parameter specification for this algorithm.

Specified by:

getAlgorithmParameterSpec in class AbstractEncryptionAlgorithm

Returns:

Algorithm parameter specification specific to this algorithm.

getChunkSize

protected int getChunkSize()

Gets the chunk size for buffers using in stream-based encryption and decryption operations.

Specified by:

getChunkSize in class AbstractEncryptionAlgorithm

Returns:

Stream chunk size.