WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference

weblogic.management
Class EncryptionHelper

java.lang.Object
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public final class EncryptionHelper

extends java.lang.Object

This class contains convenience methods for accessing encrypted MBean attributes.

Author:

Copyright © 2004 BEA Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Constructor Summary

EncryptionHelper()

Method Summary

static byte[]	clear(byte[] bytes) Clears the byte array by replacing each byte with a zero.
static byte[]	encrypt(byte[] bytes) Encrypts a byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EncryptionHelper

public EncryptionHelper()

Method Detail

encrypt

public static final byte[] encrypt(byte[] bytes)
                            throws weblogic.security.internal.encryption.EncryptionServiceException

Encrypts a byte array.

A JMX client that invokes setter methods for encrypted attributes in WebLogic Server MBeans does not need to invoke this encrypt(byte[] bytes) method: the MBean's setter method is responsible for converting its parameter data to a byte array and encrypting the data.

Parameters:

bytes - A byte array.

Returns:

Encrypted byte array.

Throws:

weblogic.security.internal.encryption.EncryptionServiceException -

clear

public static byte[] clear(byte[] bytes)

Clears the byte array by replacing each byte with a zero. .

Parameters:

bytes - A byte array.

Returns:

A zero-filled byte array.