Class KeyGenerator

Method Details

• getInstance

  public static KeyGenerator getInstance()

• generateSessionKey

  public SessionKey generateSessionKey()

  Generate a private 256 bit session key

  Returns:

  session key

• generateSessionKey

  public SessionKey generateSessionKey​(byte[] salt, byte[] passphrase)

  PBE the passphrase with the salt. Warning - SLOW

• useLongElGamalExponent

  public boolean useLongElGamalExponent()

  Since:

  0.9.8

• getElGamalExponentSize

  public int getElGamalExponentSize()

  Since:

  0.9.8

• generatePKIKeypair

  public Object[] generatePKIKeypair()

  Generate a pair of keys, where index 0 is a PublicKey, and index 1 is a PrivateKey

  Returns:

  pair of keys

• generatePKIKeys

  public SimpleDataStructure[] generatePKIKeys()

  Same as above but different return type

  Since:

  0.8.7

• generatePKIKeys

  public KeyPair generatePKIKeys​(EncType type)

  Supports EncTypes

  Since:

  0.9.38

• getPublicKey

  public static PublicKey getPublicKey​(PrivateKey priv)

  Convert a PrivateKey to its corresponding PublicKey. As of 0.9.38, supports EncTypes

  Parameters:

  priv - PrivateKey object

  Returns:

  the corresponding PublicKey object

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - on bad key

• generateSigningKeypair

  public Object[] generateSigningKeypair()

  Generate a pair of DSA keys, where index 0 is a SigningPublicKey, and index 1 is a SigningPrivateKey. DSA-SHA1 only.

  Returns:

  pair of keys

• generateSigningKeys

  public SimpleDataStructure[] generateSigningKeys()

  DSA-SHA1 only. Same as above but different return type

  Since:

  0.8.7

• generateSigningKeys

  public SimpleDataStructure[] generateSigningKeys​(SigType type) throws GeneralSecurityException

  Generic signature type, supports DSA, RSA, ECDSA, EdDSA

  Throws:

  GeneralSecurityException

  Since:

  0.9.9

• getSigningPublicKey

  public static SigningPublicKey getSigningPublicKey​(SigningPrivateKey priv)

  Convert a SigningPrivateKey to a SigningPublicKey. As of 0.9.16, supports all key types.

  Parameters:

  priv - a SigningPrivateKey object

  Returns:

  a SigningPublicKey object

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - on bad key or unknown type

• main

  public static void main​(String[] args)

  Usage: KeyGenerator [sigtype...]