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ECParameterSpec.java

/*
 * @(#)ECParameterSpec.java	1.3 03/12/19
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */
package java.security.spec;

import java.math.BigInteger;

/**
 * This immutable class specifies the set of domain parameters
 * used with elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). 
 *
 * @see AlgorithmParameterSpec
 *
 * @author Valerie Peng
 * @version 1.3, 12/19/03
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public class ECParameterSpec implements AlgorithmParameterSpec {

    private final EllipticCurve curve;
    private final ECPoint g;
    private final BigInteger n;
    private final int h;

    /**
     * Creates elliptic curve domain parameters based on the 
     * specified values.
     * @param curve the elliptic curve which this parameter 
     * defines.
     * @param g the generator which is also known as the base point.
     * @param n the order of the generator <code>g</code>.
     * @param h the cofactor.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>curve</code>,
     * <code>g</code>, or <code>n</code> is null.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>n</code> 
     * or <code>h</code> is not positive.
     */
    public ECParameterSpec(EllipticCurve curve, ECPoint g, 
			   BigInteger n, int h) {
	if (curve == null) {
	    throw new NullPointerException("curve is null");
	}
        if (g == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("g is null");
        }
        if (n == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("n is null");
        }
	if (n.signum() != 1) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("n is not positive");
	}
	if (h <= 0) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("h is not positive");
	}
	this.curve = curve;
	this.g = g;
	this.n = n;
	this.h = h;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the elliptic curve that this parameter defines.
     * @return the elliptic curve that this parameter defines.
     */    
    public EllipticCurve getCurve() {
	return curve;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns the generator which is also known as the base point.
     * @return the generator which is also known as the base point.
     */      
    public ECPoint getGenerator() {
	return g;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the order of the generator.
     * @return the order of the generator.
     */      
    public BigInteger getOrder() {
	return n;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the cofactor.
     * @return the cofactor.
     */
    public int getCofactor() {
	return h;
    }
}