Deprecated API

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• Fields
• Methods
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Deprecated Classes

Class	Description
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.OutputStreamPacket	Will be removed
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.RevocationKey	since RFC9580
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.RFC6637KDFCalculator	this class is no longer required and will be removed.

Deprecated Fields

Field	Description
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags.MD4	non-standard
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags.SHA3_224	non-standard
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags.SHA3_256_OLD	non-standard
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags.SHA3_384	non-standard
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags.SHA3_512_OLD	non-standard
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags.SM3	non-standard
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.EC	use PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.ECDH instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.EDDSA	use PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.EDDSA_LEGACY instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.ELGAMAL_GENERAL	use PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.ELGAMAL_ENCRYPT instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.RSA_ENCRYPT	use PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.RSA_GENERAL instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.RSA_SIGN	use PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.RSA_GENERAL instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.S2K.SALTED	use S2K.SALTED_AND_ITERATED or S2K.ARGON_2 instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.S2K.SIMPLE	use S2K.SALTED_AND_ITERATED or S2K.ARGON_2 instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.SecretKeyPacket.USAGE_CHECKSUM	Use of MalleableCFB is deprecated. For v4 keys, use SecretKeyPacket.USAGE_SHA1 instead. For v6 keys use SecretKeyPacket.USAGE_AEAD instead.

Deprecated Methods

Method	Description
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.AEADEncDataPacket.getIVLength(byte)	use AEADUtils.getIVLength()
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ArmoredInputStream.setDetectMissingCRC(boolean)	use Builder class for configuring this.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ArmoredOutputStream.addHeader(String, String)	use appropriate methods in ArmoredOutputStream.Builder instead
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ArmoredOutputStream.clearHeaders()	use appropriate methods in ArmoredOutputStream.Builder instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ArmoredOutputStream.resetHeaders()	use ArmoredOutputStream.Builder.clearHeaders() instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ArmoredOutputStream.setHeader(String, String)	use appropriate methods in ArmoredOutputStream.Builder instead.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.BCPGInputStream.skipMarkerPackets()	use skipMarkerAndPaddingPackets
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ExperimentalPacket.getTag()	use getPacketTag();
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyPacket.getValidDays()	v4 and v6 keys instead signal their expiration time via the KeyExpirationTime signature subpacket.
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.KeyExpirationTime.timeToBytes(long)	Will be removed
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.SignatureCreationTime.timeToBytes(Date)	Will be removed
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.SignatureExpirationTime.timeToBytes(long)	Will be removed
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.bc.BcPGPKeyConverter.getPGPPublicKey(int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, AsymmetricKeyParameter, Date)	use versioned BcPGPKeyConverter.getPGPPublicKey(int, int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, AsymmetricKeyParameter, Date) instead
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.jcajce.JcaPGPKeyConverter.getPGPPublicKey(int, PublicKey, Date)	use versioned JcaPGPKeyConverter.getPGPPublicKey(int, int, PublicKey, Date) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.jcajce.JcaPGPKeyConverter.getPGPPublicKey(int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, PublicKey, Date)	use versioned JcaPGPKeyConverter.getPGPPublicKey(int, int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, PublicKey, Date) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.PublicKeyDataDecryptorFactory.recoverSessionData(int, byte[][])	use PublicKeyDataDecryptorFactory.recoverSessionData(PublicKeyEncSessionPacket, InputStreamPacket) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.PublicKeyDataDecryptorFactory.recoverSessionData(int, byte[][], int)	use PublicKeyDataDecryptorFactory.recoverSessionData(PublicKeyEncSessionPacket, InputStreamPacket) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPBEEncryptedData.getDataStream(SessionKeyDataDecryptorFactory)	will be removed in 1.74, use PGPEncryptedDataList.extractSessionKeyEncryptedData() and then apply the dataDecryptorFactory.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKey.getValidDays()	use getValidSeconds(): greater than version 3 keys may be valid for less than a day.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKey.isRevoked()	this method is poorly named, use hasRevocation().
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKeyEncryptedData.getDataStream(SessionKeyDataDecryptorFactory)	will be removed in 1.74, use PGPEncryptedDataList.extractSessionKeyEncryptedData() and then apply the dataDecryptorFactory.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKeyEncryptedData.getKeyID()	use PGPPublicKeyEncryptedData.getKeyIdentifier() instead
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKey.parseSecretKeyFromSExpr(InputStream, PBEProtectionRemoverFactory, KeyFingerPrintCalculator)	use org.bouncycastle.gpg.SExprParser - it will also allow you to verify the protection checksum if it is available.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKey.parseSecretKeyFromSExpr(InputStream, PBEProtectionRemoverFactory, PGPPublicKey)	use org.bouncycastle.gpg.SExprParser - it will also allow you to verify the protection checksum if it is available.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.addRevocationKey(boolean, int, byte[])	the revocation key mechanism is deprecated. Applications MUST NOT generate such a packet.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setEmbeddedSignature(boolean, PGPSignature)	use PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.addEmbeddedSignature(boolean, PGPSignature) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setIntendedRecipientFingerprint(boolean, PGPPublicKey)	use PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.addIntendedRecipientFingerprint(boolean, PGPPublicKey) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setNotationData(boolean, boolean, String, String)	use PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.addNotationData(boolean, boolean, String, String) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setPreferredAEADAlgorithms(boolean, int[])	use PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setPreferredAEADCiphersuites(boolean, PreferredAEADCiphersuites.Combination[]) or PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setPreferredLibrePgpEncryptionModes(boolean, int[]) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setPreferredLibrePgpEncryptionModes(boolean, int[])	the use of this subpacket is deprecated in LibrePGP
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setRevocationKey(boolean, int, byte[])	the revocation key mechanism is deprecated. Applications MUST NOT generate such a packet.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setSignerUserID(boolean, byte[])	use PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.addSignerUserID(boolean, byte[]) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.setSignerUserID(boolean, String)	use PGPSignatureSubpacketGenerator.addSignerUserID(boolean, String) instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketVector.getNotationDataOccurences()	use getNotationDataOccurrences()
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureSubpacketVector.getPreferredAEADAlgorithms()	use PGPSignatureSubpacketVector.getPreferredAEADCiphersuites() or PGPSignatureSubpacketVector.getPreferredLibrePgpEncryptionModes() instead.
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPUtil.getDefaultProvider()	unused
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPUtil.setDefaultProvider(String)	unused

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyPacket(int, Date, BCPGKey)	use versioned PublicKeyPacket(int, int, Date, BCPGKey) instead
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.PublicSubkeyPacket(int, Date, BCPGKey)	use versioned PublicSubkeyPacket(int, int, Date, BCPGKey) instead
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.SymmetricEncIntegrityPacket()	use createVersion1Packet()
org.bouncycastle.bcpg.SymmetricKeyEncSessionPacket(int, S2K, byte[])	use createVersion4Packet()
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.bc.BcPGPKeyPair(int, AsymmetricCipherKeyPair, Date)
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.bc.BcPGPKeyPair(int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, AsymmetricCipherKeyPair, Date)
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.jcajce.JcaPGPKeyPair(int, KeyPair, Date)	use versioned JcaPGPKeyPair(int, int, KeyPair, Date) instead
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.jcajce.JcaPGPKeyPair(int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, KeyPair, Date)	use versioned JcaPGPKeyPair(int, int, PGPAlgorithmParameters, KeyPair, Date) instead
org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignatureGenerator(PGPContentSignerBuilder)	use PGPSignatureGenerator(PGPContentSignerBuilder, PGPPublicKey) instead.