com.stc.connector.ldapadapter.utils.cryptography.api
Interface KeyStoreUtil

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KeyStoreUtilImpl

public interface KeyStoreUtil

Provides basic utility methods on the keystore such as generating secret keys, getting keys, etc.

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$Revision: 1.2 $, $Date: 2008/04/23 11:03:15 $

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Field Summary

static java.lang.String	KEYSTORE_PASSWORD_PROPERTY_KEY The property key for password of the keystore.
static java.lang.String	KEYSTORE_TYPE_PROPERTY_KEY The property key for type of the keystore.
static java.lang.String	KEYSTORE_URL_PROPERTY_KEY The property key for URL of the keystore.

Method Summary

void	addSymmetricKeyToKeyStore(int aKeySize, java.lang.String aAlgorithm, java.lang.String aAlias, char[] aPassword) Geneartes a symmetric key(secret key) and stores it in the keystore.
java.security.Key	getKey(java.lang.String aAlias, char[] aPassword) Returns the key stored in the keystore under the specified alias and password.

Field Detail

KEYSTORE_URL_PROPERTY_KEY

static final java.lang.String KEYSTORE_URL_PROPERTY_KEY

The property key for URL of the keystore.

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Constant Field Values

KEYSTORE_TYPE_PROPERTY_KEY

static final java.lang.String KEYSTORE_TYPE_PROPERTY_KEY

The property key for type of the keystore.

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Constant Field Values

KEYSTORE_PASSWORD_PROPERTY_KEY

static final java.lang.String KEYSTORE_PASSWORD_PROPERTY_KEY

The property key for password of the keystore.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

addSymmetricKeyToKeyStore

void addSymmetricKeyToKeyStore(int aKeySize,
                               java.lang.String aAlgorithm,
                               java.lang.String aAlias,
                               char[] aPassword)

Geneartes a symmetric key(secret key) and stores it in the keystore.

Parameters:

aKeySize - The key size.

aAlgorithm - The name of the algorithm.

aAlias - The alias name.

aPassword - The password for the key.

Throws:

java.lang.SecurityException - Thrown when failed to create the symmetric key.

getKey

java.security.Key getKey(java.lang.String aAlias,
                         char[] aPassword)

Returns the key stored in the keystore under the specified alias and password.

Parameters:

aAlias - The alias name.

aPassword - The password for the key.

Returns:

Returns the key stored in the key store under the specified alias and password.

Throws:

java.lang.SecurityException - Thrown when failed to create the symmetric key.