Package java.security

Class KeyPairGeneratorSpi

java.lang.Object

java.security.KeyPairGeneratorSpi

Direct Known Subclasses:

KeyPairGenerator, OpenSSLDSAKeyPairGenerator, OpenSSLRSAKeyPairGenerator

public abstract class KeyPairGeneratorSpi
extends Object

KeyPairGeneratorSpi is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for KeyPairGenerator.

See Also:

KeyPairGenerator

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
KeyPairGeneratorSpi()	Constructs a new instance of KeyPairGeneratorSpi.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract KeyPair	generateKeyPair()	Computes and returns a new unique KeyPair each time this method is called.
abstract void	initialize(int keysize, SecureRandom random)	Initializes this KeyPairGeneratorSpi with the given key size and the given SecureRandom.
void	initialize(AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)	Initializes this KeyPairGeneratorSpi with the given AlgorithmParameterSpec and the given SecureRandom.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

KeyPairGeneratorSpi

public KeyPairGeneratorSpi()

Constructs a new instance of KeyPairGeneratorSpi.

Method Details

generateKeyPair

public abstract KeyPair generateKeyPair()

Computes and returns a new unique KeyPair each time this method is called.

Returns:

a new unique KeyPair each time this method is called.

initialize

public abstract void initialize(int keysize,
SecureRandom random)

Initializes this KeyPairGeneratorSpi with the given key size and the given SecureRandom. The default parameter set will be used.

Parameters:

keysize - the key size (number of bits).

random - the source of randomness.

initialize

public void initialize(AlgorithmParameterSpec params,
SecureRandom random)
                throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException

Initializes this KeyPairGeneratorSpi with the given AlgorithmParameterSpec and the given SecureRandom.

Parameters:

params - the parameters to use.

random - the source of randomness.

Throws:

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException - if the specified parameters are not supported.