gnu.crypto.key
Class KeyPairGeneratorFactory

java.lang.Object
  gnu.crypto.key.KeyPairGeneratorFactory

public class KeyPairGeneratorFactory

extends java.lang.Object

A Factory to instantiate asymmetric keypair generators.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Method Summary

static IKeyPairGenerator	getInstance(java.lang.String name) Returns an instance of a keypair generator given its name.
static java.util.Set	getNames() Returns a Set of keypair generator names supported by this Factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static IKeyPairGenerator getInstance(java.lang.String name)

Returns an instance of a keypair generator given its name.

Parameters:

name - the case-insensitive key generator name.

Returns:

an instance of the keypair generator, or null if none found.

getNames

public static final java.util.Set getNames()

Returns a Set of keypair generator names supported by this Factory. Those keypair generators may be used in conjunction with the digital signature schemes with appendix supported by this library.

Returns:

a Set of keypair generator names (Strings).