Class JPAKEPrimeOrderGroup


  • public class JPAKEPrimeOrderGroup
    extends java.lang.Object
    A pre-computed prime order group for use during a J-PAKE exchange.

    Typically a Schnorr group is used. In general, J-PAKE can use any prime order group that is suitable for public key cryptography, including elliptic curve cryptography.

    See JPAKEPrimeOrderGroups for convenient standard groups.

    NIST publishes many groups that can be used for the desired level of security.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.math.BigInteger getG()  
      java.math.BigInteger getP()  
      java.math.BigInteger getQ()  
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • JPAKEPrimeOrderGroup

        public JPAKEPrimeOrderGroup​(java.math.BigInteger p,
                                    java.math.BigInteger q,
                                    java.math.BigInteger g)
        Constructs a new JPAKEPrimeOrderGroup.

        In general, you should use one of the pre-approved groups from JPAKEPrimeOrderGroups, rather than manually constructing one.

        The following basic checks are performed:

        • p-1 must be evenly divisible by q
        • g must be in [2, p-1]
        • g^q mod p must equal 1
        • p must be prime (within reasonably certainty)
        • q must be prime (within reasonably certainty)

        The prime checks are performed using BigInteger.isProbablePrime(int), and are therefore subject to the same probability guarantees.

        These checks prevent trivial mistakes. However, due to the small uncertainties if p and q are not prime, advanced attacks are not prevented. Use it at your own risk.

        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any argument is null
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if any of the above validations fail
    • Method Detail

      • getP

        public java.math.BigInteger getP()
      • getQ

        public java.math.BigInteger getQ()
      • getG

        public java.math.BigInteger getG()