Package org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.provider.mceliece

Class BCMcEliecePublicKey

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.security.Key, java.security.PublicKey
    public class BCMcEliecePublicKey
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.security.PublicKey
    This class implements a McEliece public key and is usually instantiated by the McElieceKeyPairGenerator or McElieceKeyFactorySpi.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Method Detail

      • getAlgorithm

        public java.lang.String getAlgorithm()
        Return the name of the algorithm.
        Specified by:
        getAlgorithm in interface java.security.Key
        Returns:
        "McEliece"

      • getN

        public int getN()
        Returns:
        the length of the code

      • getK

        public int getK()
        Returns:
        the dimension of the code

      • getT

        public int getT()
        Returns:
        the error correction capability of the code

      • getG

        public GF2Matrix getG()
        Returns:
        the generator matrix

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        a human readable form of the key

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object other)
        Compare this key with another object.
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
        Parameters:
        other - the other object
        Returns:
        the result of the comparison

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        the hash code of this key

      • getEncoded

        public byte[] getEncoded()
        Return the keyData to encode in the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure.

        The ASN.1 definition of the key structure is 

               McEliecePublicKey ::= SEQUENCE {
         n           Integer      -- length of the code
         t           Integer      -- error correcting capability
         matrixG     OctetString  -- generator matrix as octet string
       }
        Specified by:
        getEncoded in interface java.security.Key
        Returns:
        the keyData to encode in the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure

      • getFormat

        public java.lang.String getFormat()
        Specified by:
        getFormat in interface java.security.Key