javax.crypto.spec (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 ) (original) (raw)

Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.

A key specification is a transparent representation of the key material that constitutes a key. A key may be specified in an algorithm-specific way, or in an algorithm-independent encoding format (such as ASN.1). This package contains key specifications for Diffie-Hellman public and private keys, as well as key specifications for DES, Triple DES, and PBE secret keys.

An algorithm parameter specification is a transparent representation of the sets of parameters used with an algorithm. This package contains algorithm parameter specifications for parameters used with the Diffie-Hellman, DES, Triple DES, PBE, RC2 and RC5 algorithms.

• PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications, Version 2.2 (RFC 8017)
• PKCS #3: Diffie-Hellman Key-Agreement Standard, Version 1.4, November 1993.
• PKCS #5: Password-Based Encryption Standard, Version 1.5, November 1993.
• Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) 46-2: Data Encryption Standard (DES)

Related Documentation

For documentation that includes information about algorithm parameter and key specifications, please see:

• Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide
• How to Implement a Provider in the Java Cryptography Architecture

Since:

1.4

• Class Summary

  Class	Description
  ChaCha20ParameterSpec	This class specifies the parameters used with theChaCha20 algorithm.
  DESedeKeySpec	This class specifies a DES-EDE ("triple-DES") key.
  DESKeySpec	This class specifies a DES key.
  DHGenParameterSpec	This class specifies the set of parameters used for generating Diffie-Hellman (system) parameters for use in Diffie-Hellman key agreement.
  DHParameterSpec	This class specifies the set of parameters used with the Diffie-Hellman algorithm, as specified in PKCS #3: Diffie-Hellman Key-Agreement Standard.
  DHPrivateKeySpec	This class specifies a Diffie-Hellman private key with its associated parameters.
  DHPublicKeySpec	This class specifies a Diffie-Hellman public key with its associated parameters.
  GCMParameterSpec	Specifies the set of parameters required by a Cipher using the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) mode.
  IvParameterSpec	This class specifies an initialization vector (IV).
  OAEPParameterSpec	This class specifies the set of parameters used with OAEP Padding, as defined in thePKCS#1 v2.2 standard.
  PBEKeySpec	A user-chosen password that can be used with password-based encryption (PBE).
  PBEParameterSpec	This class specifies the set of parameters used with password-based encryption (PBE), as defined in thePKCS #5 standard.
  PSource	This class specifies the source for encoding input P in OAEP Padding, as defined in thePKCS#1 v2.2 standard.
  PSource.PSpecified	This class is used to explicitly specify the value for encoding input P in OAEP Padding.
  RC2ParameterSpec	This class specifies the parameters used with theRC2 algorithm.
  RC5ParameterSpec	This class specifies the parameters used with theRC5 algorithm.
  SecretKeySpec	This class specifies a secret key in a provider-independent fashion.

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