Interface LMSPrivateKey
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- All Superinterfaces:
javax.security.auth.Destroyable
,java.security.Key
,LMSKey
,java.security.PrivateKey
,java.io.Serializable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
BCLMSPrivateKey
public interface LMSPrivateKey extends LMSKey, java.security.PrivateKey
Base interface for an LMS private key
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description LMSPrivateKey
extractKeyShard(int usageCount)
Return a key representing a shard of the key space that can be used usageCount times.long
getIndex()
Return the index of the next signature.long
getUsagesRemaining()
Return the number of usages left for the private key.
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Method Detail
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getIndex
long getIndex()
Return the index of the next signature.- Returns:
- the index number for the next signature.
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getUsagesRemaining
long getUsagesRemaining()
Return the number of usages left for the private key.- Returns:
- the number of times the key can be used before it is exhausted.
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extractKeyShard
LMSPrivateKey extractKeyShard(int usageCount)
Return a key representing a shard of the key space that can be used usageCount times.Note: this will use the range [index...index + usageCount) for the current key.
- Parameters:
usageCount
- the number of usages the key should have.- Returns:
- a key based on the current key that can be used usageCount times.
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