de.fhg.igd.crypto
Class RawKey

java.lang.Object
  de.fhg.igd.crypto.RawKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Key, SecretKey

public class RawKey
extends Object
implements SecretKey

Provides the creation of raw keys from arbitrary byte arrays, for instance to initialize a message authentification code algorithm.

Version:

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

Author:

Jan Peters

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private byte[]

rawKey_ Stores the key in its raw format.

Fields inherited from interface java.security.Key

serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

RawKey(byte[] rawKey)
Creates an instance with the given raw key.

Method Summary

String	getAlgorithm() Returns the standard algorithm name for this key.
byte[]	getEncoded() Returns the key in its primary encoding format.
String	getFormat() Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

rawKey_

private byte[] rawKey_

Stores the key in its raw format.

Constructor Detail

RawKey

public RawKey(byte[] rawKey)

Creates an instance with the given raw key.

Parameters:

rawKey - The key in its raw format.

Throws:

NullPointerException, - if rawKey is null.

Method Detail

getAlgorithm

public String getAlgorithm()

Returns the standard algorithm name for this key.

Specified by:

getAlgorithm in interface Key

Returns:

The name of the algorithm associated with this key.

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the key in its primary encoding format.

Specified by:

getEncoded in interface Key

Returns:

The encoded key

getFormat

public String getFormat()

Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key.

Specified by:

getFormat in interface Key

Returns:

The primary encoding format of the key.