gnu.crypto.key
Class KeyPairCodecFactory

java.lang.Object
  gnu.crypto.key.KeyPairCodecFactory

public class KeyPairCodecFactory

extends java.lang.Object

A Factory class to instantiate key encoder/decoder instances.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Method Summary

static IKeyPairCodec	getInstance(byte[] buffer) Returns an instance of a keypair codec given a byte array that is assumed to contain a previously encoded key (public or private).
static IKeyPairCodec	getInstance(java.security.Key key) Returns an instance of a keypair codec given a key.
static IKeyPairCodec	getInstance(java.lang.String name) Returns an instance of a keypair codec given its name.
static java.util.Set	getNames() Returns a Set of keypair codec 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 IKeyPairCodec getInstance(java.lang.String name)

Returns an instance of a keypair codec given its name.

Parameters:

name - the case-insensitive key codec name.

Returns:

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

getInstance

public static IKeyPairCodec getInstance(byte[] buffer)

Returns an instance of a keypair codec given a byte array that is assumed to contain a previously encoded key (public or private).

Parameters:

buffer - a byte array containing a previously encoded key.

Returns:

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

getInstance

public static IKeyPairCodec getInstance(java.security.Key key)

Returns an instance of a keypair codec given a key.

Parameters:

key - the key to encode.

Returns:

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

getNames

public static final java.util.Set getNames()

Returns a Set of keypair codec names supported by this Factory.

Returns:

a Set of keypair codec names (Strings).