Package org.bouncycastle.crypto.prng

Class EntropyUtil

  • public class EntropyUtil
extends java.lang.Object
    Utility methods for making use of EntropySources.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      EntropyUtil()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static byte[] generateSeed​(EntropySource entropySource, int numBytes)
      Generate numBytes worth of entropy from the passed in entropy source.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • EntropyUtil

        public EntropyUtil()

    • Method Detail

      • generateSeed

        public static byte[] generateSeed​(EntropySource entropySource,
                                  int numBytes)
        Generate numBytes worth of entropy from the passed in entropy source.
        Parameters:
        entropySource - the entropy source to request the data from.
        numBytes - the number of bytes of entropy requested.
        Returns:
        a byte array populated with the random data.