spki
Class KeyPairFactory

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--spki.KeyPairFactory

public final class KeyPairFactory

extends Object

spki.demo KeyPairFactory class.

Version:

$Id: KeyPairFactory.java,v 1.4 2002/07/25 17:53:53 tep Exp $

Author:

Tep Narula <tep@win.trlabs.ca>

Field Summary

private static String	__ME This class's full name.
static int	PRIVKEY_INDEX the position of the private key in each element of the generated key-pair.
private static String	PROVIDER_NAME the name of the JCE provider used ("Cryptix").
static int	PUBKEY_INDEX the position of the public key in each element of the generated key-pair.

Constructor Summary

private

KeyPairFactory()

Method Summary

static Key[]	generateKeyPair(String pub_alg, int key_length) generate and return a of key-pair.
static Key[][]	generateKeyPairs(int num, String pub_alg, int key_length) generate and return a specifiable number of key-pairs.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

__ME

private static final String __ME

This class's full name.

PRIVKEY_INDEX

public static final int PRIVKEY_INDEX

the position of the private key in each element of the generated key-pair.

PUBKEY_INDEX

public static final int PUBKEY_INDEX

the position of the public key in each element of the generated key-pair.

PROVIDER_NAME

private static final String PROVIDER_NAME

the name of the JCE provider used ("Cryptix").

Constructor Detail

KeyPairFactory

private KeyPairFactory()

Method Detail

generateKeyPair

public static final Key[] generateKeyPair(String pub_alg,
                                          int key_length)
                                   throws SPKIException

generate and return a of key-pair.

Parameters:

pub_alg - the public-key algorithm to use.

key_length - the key length, in bits.

Returns:

an array containing the generated public and private key.

See Also:

PRIVKEY_INDEX, PUBKEY_INDEX

generateKeyPairs

public static final Key[][] generateKeyPairs(int num,
                                             String pub_alg,
                                             int key_length)
                                      throws SPKIException

generate and return a specifiable number of key-pairs.

Parameters:

num - the number of key-pairs to generate.

pub_alg - the public-key algorithm to use.

key_length - the key length, in bits.

Returns:

an array of generated key-pairs.

See Also:

PRIVKEY_INDEX, PUBKEY_INDEX