org.bouncycastle.jcajce

Interface ZeroizableSecretKey

All Superinterfaces:

java.security.Key, javax.crypto.SecretKey, java.io.Serializable

public interface ZeroizableSecretKey
extends javax.crypto.SecretKey

Interface for SecretKey's that can be explictly zeroized.

As this makes the key mutable, at the moment it only applies to MAC keys associated with key agreement schemes.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.crypto.SecretKey

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	zeroize() Proactively zero out the key bytes.

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Method Detail

zeroize

void zeroize()

Proactively zero out the key bytes.