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1 package org.bouncycastle.crypto;
2
3 import java.security.SecureRandom;
4
5 /**
6 * The base class for parameters to key generators.
7 */
8 public class KeyGenerationParameters
9 {
10 private SecureRandom random;
11 private int strength;
12
13 /**
14 * initialise the generator with a source of randomness
15 * and a strength (in bits).
16 *
17 * @param random the random byte source.
18 * @param strength the size, in bits, of the keys we want to produce.
19 */
20 public KeyGenerationParameters(
21 SecureRandom random,
22 int strength)
23 {
24 this.random = random;
25 this.strength = strength;
26 }
27
28 /**
29 * return the random source associated with this
30 * generator.
31 *
32 * @return the generators random source.
33 */
34 public SecureRandom getRandom()
35 {
36 return random;
37 }
38
39 /**
40 * return the bit strength for keys produced by this generator,
41 *
42 * @return the strength of the keys this generator produces (in bits).
43 */
44 public int getStrength()
45 {
46 return strength;
47 }
48 }