KeyGeneratorSpi.java

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package javax.crypto;

import java.security.*;
import java.security.spec.*;

/**
 * This class defines the <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>)
 * for the <code>KeyGenerator</code> 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.
 *
 * @author Jan Luehe
 *
 * @see SecretKey
 * @since 1.4
 */

public abstract class KeyGeneratorSpi {

    /**
     * Initializes the key generator.
     *
     * @param random the source of randomness for this generator
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(SecureRandom random);

    /**
     * Initializes the key generator with the specified parameter
     * set and a user-provided source of randomness.
     *
     * @param params the key generation parameters
     * @param random the source of randomness for this key generator
     *
     * @exception InvalidAlgorithmParameterException if <code>params</code> is
     * inappropriate for this key generator
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(AlgorithmParameterSpec params,
                                       SecureRandom random)
        throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException;

    /**
     * Initializes this key generator for a certain keysize, using the given
     * source of randomness.
     *
     * @param keysize the keysize. This is an algorithm-specific metric,
     * specified in number of bits.
     * @param random the source of randomness for this key generator
     *
     * @exception InvalidParameterException if the keysize is wrong or not
     * supported.
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(int keysize, SecureRandom random);

    /**
     * Generates a secret key.
     *
     * @return the new key
     */
    protected abstract SecretKey engineGenerateKey();
}