gnu.java.security.key

Interface IKeyPairGenerator

Known Implementing Classes:
DSSKeyPairGenerator, GnuDHKeyPairGenerator, RSAKeyPairGenerator, SRPKeyPairGenerator

public interface IKeyPairGenerator

The visible methods of every asymmetric keypair generator.

Method Summary

KeyPair
generate()
Generates a new keypair based on the attributes used to configure the instance.
String
name()
Returns the canonical name of this keypair generator.
void
setup(Map<K,V> attributes)
[Re]-initialises this instance for use with a given set of attributes.

Method Details

generate

public KeyPair generate()
Generates a new keypair based on the attributes used to configure the instance.
Returns:
a new keypair.

name

public String name()
Returns the canonical name of this keypair generator.
Returns:
the canonical name of this instance.

setup

public void setup(Map<K,V> attributes)
[Re]-initialises this instance for use with a given set of attributes.
Parameters:
attributes - a map of name/value pairs to use for setting up the instance.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if at least one of the mandatory attributes is missing or an invalid value was specified.

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