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/* KeyPairGenerator.java --- Key Pair Generator Class
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package java.security;
import gnu.java.security.Engine;
import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec;
/**
* <code>KeyPairGenerator</code> is a class used to generate key-pairs for a
* security algorithm.
*
* <p>The <code>KeyPairGenerator</code> is created with the
* <code>getInstance()</code> Factory methods. It is used to generate a pair of
* public and private keys for a specific algorithm and associate this key-pair
* with the algorithm parameters it was initialized with.</p>
*
* @see KeyPair
* @see AlgorithmParameterSpec
* @author Mark Benvenuto
* @author Casey Marshall
*/
public abstract class KeyPairGenerator extends KeyPairGeneratorSpi
{
/** The service name for key pair generators. */
private static final String KEY_PAIR_GENERATOR = "KeyPairGenerator";
Provider provider;
private String algorithm;
/**
* Constructs a new instance of <code>KeyPairGenerator</code>.
*
* @param algorithm
* the algorithm to use.
*/
protected KeyPairGenerator(String algorithm)
{
this.algorithm = algorithm;
this.provider = null;
}
/**
* Returns the name of the algorithm used.
*
* @return the name of the algorithm used.
*/
public String getAlgorithm()
{
return algorithm;
}
/**
* Returns a new instance of <code>KeyPairGenerator</code> which generates
* key-pairs for the specified algorithm.
*
* @param algorithm
* the name of the algorithm to use.
* @return a new instance repesenting the desired algorithm.
* @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
* if the algorithm is not implemented by any provider.
*/
public static KeyPairGenerator getInstance(String algorithm)
throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
{
Provider[] p = Security.getProviders();
for (int i = 0; i < p.length; i++)
{
try
{
return getInstance(algorithm, p[i]);
}
catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e)
{
// Ignored.
}
}
throw new NoSuchAlgorithmException(algorithm);
}
/**
* Returns a new instance of <code>KeyPairGenerator</code> which generates
* key-pairs for the specified algorithm from a named provider.
*
* @param algorithm
* the name of the algorithm to use.
* @param provider
* the name of a {@link Provider} to use.
* @return a new instance repesenting the desired algorithm.
* @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
* if the algorithm is not implemented by the named provider.
* @throws NoSuchProviderException
* if the named provider was not found.
*/
public static KeyPairGenerator getInstance(String algorithm, String provider)
throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, NoSuchProviderException
{
Provider p = Security.getProvider(provider);
if (p == null)
throw new NoSuchProviderException(provider);
return getInstance(algorithm, p);
}
/**
* Returns a new instance of <code>KeyPairGenerator</code> which generates
* key-pairs for the specified algorithm from a designated {@link Provider}.
*
* @param algorithm
* the name of the algorithm to use.
* @param provider
* the {@link Provider} to use.
* @return a new insatnce repesenting the desired algorithm.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if <code>provider</code> is <code>null</code>.
* @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
* if the algorithm is not implemented by the {@link Provider}.
* @since 1.4
* @see Provider
*/
public static KeyPairGenerator getInstance(String algorithm,
Provider provider)
throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
{
if (provider == null)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal provider");
Object o = null;
try
{
o = Engine.getInstance(KEY_PAIR_GENERATOR, algorithm, provider);
}
catch (java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException ite)
{
throw new NoSuchAlgorithmException(algorithm);
}
KeyPairGenerator result = null;
if (o instanceof KeyPairGenerator)
{
result = (KeyPairGenerator) o;
result.algorithm = algorithm;
}
else if (o instanceof KeyPairGeneratorSpi)
result = new DummyKeyPairGenerator((KeyPairGeneratorSpi) o, algorithm);
result.provider = provider;
return result;
}
/**
* Returns the {@link Provider} of this instance.
*
* @return the {@link Provider} of this instance.
*/
public final Provider getProvider()
{
return provider;
}
/**
* Initializes this instance for the specified key size. Since no source of
* randomness is specified, a default one will be used.
*
* @param keysize
* the size of keys to use.
*/
public void initialize(int keysize)
{
initialize(keysize, new SecureRandom());
}
/**
* Initializes this instance for the specified key size and
* {@link SecureRandom}.
*
* @param keysize
* the size of keys to use.
* @param random
* the {@link SecureRandom} to use.
* @since 1.2
*/
public void initialize(int keysize, SecureRandom random)
{
}
/**
* Initializes this instance with the specified
* {@link AlgorithmParameterSpec}. Since no source of randomness is specified,
* a default one will be used.
*
* @param params
* the {@link AlgorithmParameterSpec} to use.
* @throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
* if the designated specifications are invalid.
* @since 1.2
*/
public void initialize(AlgorithmParameterSpec params)
throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
{
initialize(params, new SecureRandom());
}
/**
* Initializes this instance with the specified {@link AlgorithmParameterSpec}
* and {@link SecureRandom}.
*
* @param params
* the {@link AlgorithmParameterSpec} to use.
* @param random
* the {@link SecureRandom} to use.
* @throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
* if the designated specifications are invalid.
* @since 1.2
*/
public void initialize(AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)
throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
{
super.initialize(params, random);
}
/**
* Generates a new "DSA" {@link KeyPair} from the "GNU" security provider.
*
* <p>This method generates a unique key-pair each time it is called.</p>
*
* @return a new unique {@link KeyPair}.
* @see #generateKeyPair()
* @since 1.2
*/
public final KeyPair genKeyPair()
{
try
{
return getInstance("DSA", "GNU").generateKeyPair();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.err.println("genKeyPair failed: " + e);
e.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
}
/**
* Generates a new "DSA" {@link KeyPair} from the "GNU" security provider.
*
* <p>This method generates a unique key pair each time it is called.</p>
*
* @return a new unique {@link KeyPair}.
* @see #genKeyPair()
*/
public KeyPair generateKeyPair()
{
return genKeyPair();
}
}