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public Class ElGamalKeyPairGenerator

extends Object
implements AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator
Class Inheritance
All Implemented Interfaces
org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator
Imports
java.math.BigInteger, org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPair, .AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator, .CryptoServicePurpose, .CryptoServicesRegistrar, .KeyGenerationParameters, org.bouncycastle.crypto.constraints.ConstraintUtils, .DefaultServiceProperties, org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.DHParameters, .ElGamalKeyGenerationParameters, .ElGamalParameters, .ElGamalPrivateKeyParameters, .ElGamalPublicKeyParameters
a ElGamal key pair generator.

This generates keys consistent for use with ElGamal as described in page 164 of "Handbook of Applied Cryptography".

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
private ElGamalKeyGenerationParameters
param

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
ElGamalKeyPairGenerator()

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public AsymmetricCipherKeyPair
generateKeyPair()

Implements org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator.generateKeyPair.

return an AsymmetricCipherKeyPair containing the generated keys.

public void
init(KeyGenerationParameters
the parameters the key pair is to be initialised with.
param)

Implements org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator.init.

intialise the key pair generator.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Field Detail

paramback to summary
private ElGamalKeyGenerationParameters param

Constructor Detail

ElGamalKeyPairGeneratorback to summary
public ElGamalKeyPairGenerator()

Method Detail

generateKeyPairback to summary
public AsymmetricCipherKeyPair generateKeyPair()

Implements org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator.generateKeyPair.

Doc from org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator.generateKeyPair.

return an AsymmetricCipherKeyPair containing the generated keys.

Returns:AsymmetricCipherKeyPair

an AsymmetricCipherKeyPair containing the generated keys.

initback to summary
public void init(KeyGenerationParameters param)

Implements org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator.init.

Doc from org.bouncycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPairGenerator.init.

intialise the key pair generator.

Parameters
param:KeyGenerationParameters

the parameters the key pair is to be initialised with.