javax.crypto.interfaces
Interface PBEKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key, SecretKey, Serializable

public interface PBEKey
extends SecretKey

The interface to a PBE key.

Version:

$Id: PBEKey.java 1913 2007-08-08 02:41:53Z jpeters $

Author:

Jan Peters

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.security.Key

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

int	getIterationCount() Returns the iteration count or 0 if not specified.
char[]	getPassword() Returns the password.
byte[]	getSalt() Returns the salt or null if not specified.

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Method Detail

getPassword

char[] getPassword()

Returns the password.

Note: this method should return a copy of the password. It is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.

Returns:

the password.

getSalt

byte[] getSalt()

Returns the salt or null if not specified.

Note: this method should return a copy of the salt. It is the caller's responsibility to zero out the salt information after it is no longer needed.

Returns:

the salt.

getIterationCount

int getIterationCount()

Returns the iteration count or 0 if not specified.

Returns:

the iteration count.