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KeyGeneratorSpi.javaAPI DocAndroid 1.5 API2861Wed May 06 22:41:02 BST 2009javax.crypto

KeyGeneratorSpi.java

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package javax.crypto;

import java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException;
import java.security.SecureRandom;
import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec;

/**
 * The <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>) definition for the
 * {@code KeyGenerator} class.
 * 
 * @see KeyGenerator
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public abstract class KeyGeneratorSpi {

    /**
     * Creates a new {@code KeyGeneratorSpi} instance.
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public KeyGeneratorSpi() {
    }

    /**
     * Generates a secret key.
     * 
     * @return the generated secret key.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    protected abstract SecretKey engineGenerateKey();

    /**
     * Initializes this {@code KeyGeneratorSpi} instance with the specified
     * algorithm parameters and randomness source.
     * 
     * @param params
     *            the parameters for the key generation algorithm.
     * @param random
     *            the randomness source for any random bytes.
     * @throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
     *             if the parameters cannot be uses to initialize this key
     *             generator algorithm.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(AlgorithmParameterSpec params,
            SecureRandom random) throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException;

    /**
     * Initializes this {@code KeyGenerator} instance for the specified key
     * size (in bits) using the specified randomness source.
     * 
     * @param keysize
     *            the size of the key (in bits).
     * @param random
     *            the randomness source for any random bytes.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(int keysize, SecureRandom random);

    /**
     * Initializes this {@code KeyGenerator} with the specified randomness
     * source.
     * 
     * @param random
     *            the randomness source for any random bytes.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(SecureRandom random);
}