gnu.crypto.key

Interface IKeyPairGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DSSKeyPairGenerator, ECDSAKeyPairGenerator, RSAKeyPairGenerator

public interface IKeyPairGenerator

The visible methods of every asymmetric keypair generator.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.security.KeyPair	generate() Generates a new keypair based on the attributes used to configure the instance.
java.lang.String	name() Returns the canonical name of this keypair generator.
void	setup(java.util.Map attributes) [Re]-initialises this instance for use with a given set of attributes.

Method Detail

name

java.lang.String name()

Returns the canonical name of this keypair generator.

Returns:

the canonical name of this instance.

setup

void setup(java.util.Map attributes)

[Re]-initialises this instance for use with a given set of attributes.

Parameters:

attributes - a map of name/value pairs to use for setting up the instance.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if at least one of the mandatory attributes is missing or an invalid value was specified.

generate

java.security.KeyPair generate()

Generates a new keypair based on the attributes used to configure the instance.

Returns:

a new keypair.