org.bouncycastle.crypto

Interface SymmetricKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key

All Known Implementing Classes:

SymmetricSecretKey

public interface SymmetricKey
extends Key

Interface describing a symmetric key.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	getKeyBytes() Return the bytes associated with this key.

Methods inherited from interface org.bouncycastle.crypto.Key

equals, getAlgorithm, hashCode

Method Detail

getKeyBytes

byte[] getKeyBytes()

Return the bytes associated with this key.

Returns:

key bytes, null or exception if they are not available.