java.security
Class AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi

extends Object

Untamed: This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the AlgorithmParameterGenerator class, which is used to generate a set of parameters to be used with a certain algorithm.

All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation of a parameter generator for a particular algorithm.

In case the client does not explicitly initialize the AlgorithmParameterGenerator (via a call to an engineInit method), each provider must supply (and document) a default initialization. For example, the Sun provider uses a default modulus prime size of 1024 bits for the generation of DSA parameters.

Since:

1.2

Version:

1.12, 12/03/01

Author:

Jan Luehe

See Also:

AlgorithmParameterGenerator, AlgorithmParameters, java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec

Constructor Summary

AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi()
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Method Summary

protected abstract AlgorithmParameters	engineGenerateParameters() Generates the parameters.
protected abstract void	engineInit(AlgorithmParameterSpec genParamSpec, SecureRandom random) Initializes this parameter generator with a set of algorithm-specific parameter generation values.
protected abstract void	engineInit(int size, SecureRandom random) Initializes this parameter generator for a certain size and source of randomness.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi

public AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi()

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Method Detail

engineInit

protected abstract void engineInit(int size,
                                   SecureRandom random)

Initializes this parameter generator for a certain size and source of randomness.

Parameters:

size - the size (number of bits).

random - the source of randomness.

engineInit

protected abstract void engineInit(AlgorithmParameterSpec genParamSpec,
                                   SecureRandom random)
                            throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException

Initializes this parameter generator with a set of algorithm-specific parameter generation values.

Parameters:

genParamSpec - the set of algorithm-specific parameter generation values.

random - the source of randomness.

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException

engineGenerateParameters

protected abstract AlgorithmParameters engineGenerateParameters()

Generates the parameters.

Returns:

the new AlgorithmParameters object.