DerivationAlgorithm (Apache XML Security for Java 4.0.4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcatKDF, HKDF
```
public interface DerivationAlgorithm<T extends KeyDerivationParameters>
```
The DerivationAlgorithm is the base interface for all key derivation algorithms implementation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`deriveKey(byte[] secret, T params)`	Derives a key from the given secret and other info.

- Method Detail
  - deriveKey
```
byte[] deriveKey(byte[] secret,
                 T params)
          throws XMLSecurityException
```
    Derives a key from the given secret and other info.
    
    Parameters:
    
    secret - The "shared" secret to use for key derivation (e.g. the secret key)
    
    params - The key derivation parameters implementing the KeyDerivationParameters interface
    
    Returns:
    
    Byte array of the derived key
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLSecurityException - in case of derivation error or invalid parameters