java.lang.ObjectThis class provides the functionality of a secret (symmetric) key generator.javax.crypto.KeyGenerator
Key generators are constructed using one of the getInstance
class methods of this class.
KeyGenerator objects are reusable, i.e., after a key has been generated, the same KeyGenerator object can be re-used to generate further keys.
There are two ways to generate a key: in an algorithm-independent manner, and in an algorithm-specific manner. The only difference between the two is the initialization of the object:
All key generators share the concepts of a keysize and a
source of randomness.
There is an
init
method in this KeyGenerator class that takes these two universally
shared types of arguments. There is also one that takes just a
keysize
argument, and uses the SecureRandom implementation
of the highest-priority installed provider as the source of randomness
(or a system-provided source of randomness if none of the installed
providers supply a SecureRandom implementation), and one that takes just a
source of randomness.
Since no other parameters are specified when you call the above
algorithm-independent init
methods, it is up to the
provider what to do about the algorithm-specific parameters (if any) to be
associated with each of the keys.
For situations where a set of algorithm-specific parameters already
exists, there are two
init
methods that have an AlgorithmParameterSpec
argument. One also has a SecureRandom
argument, while the
other uses the SecureRandom implementation
of the highest-priority installed provider as the source of randomness
(or a system-provided source of randomness if none of the installed
providers supply a SecureRandom implementation).
In case the client does not explicitly initialize the KeyGenerator
(via a call to an init
method), each provider must
supply (and document) a default initialization.
Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support the
following standard KeyGenerator
algorithms with the keysizes in
parentheses:
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Method from javax.crypto.KeyGenerator Summary: |
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disableFailover, generateKey, getAlgorithm, getInstance, getInstance, getInstance, getProvider, init, init, init, init, init |
Methods from java.lang.Object: |
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
Method from javax.crypto.KeyGenerator Detail: |
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KeyGenerator object.
This is the same name that was specified in one of the
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KeyGenerator object that generates secret keys
for the specified algorithm.
This method traverses the list of registered security Providers, starting with the most preferred Provider. A new KeyGenerator object encapsulating the KeyGeneratorSpi implementation from the first Provider that supports the specified algorithm is returned. Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via the Security.getProviders() method. |
KeyGenerator object that generates secret keys
for the specified algorithm.
A new KeyGenerator object encapsulating the KeyGeneratorSpi implementation from the specified provider is returned. The specified provider must be registered in the security provider list. Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via the Security.getProviders() method. |
KeyGenerator object that generates secret keys
for the specified algorithm.
A new KeyGenerator object encapsulating the KeyGeneratorSpi implementation from the specified Provider object is returned. Note that the specified Provider object does not have to be registered in the provider list. |
KeyGenerator object. |
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If this key generator requires any random bytes, it will get them
using the
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If this key generator requires any random bytes, it will get them
using the
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