net.sf.mmm.crypto

Interface CryptoBinaryFormat

public interface CryptoBinaryFormat

Interface for the concept and constants of different formats of a binary representation. The formats FORMAT_ENCODED and FORMAT_COMPACT shall always be accepted. For generic implementations that only support a single format both formats can be used synonymously. Specific implementations may also support additional supports such as e.g. AsymmetricKeyPairEc.FORMAT_UNCOMORESSED.

Since:

1.0.0

See Also:

AsymmetricKeyCreator.createPrivateKey(byte[], String), AsymmetricKeyCreator.createPublicKey(byte[]), AsymmetricKeyCreator.createKeyPair(byte[], String), AsymmetricKeyCreator.asData(java.security.PrivateKey, String), AsymmetricKeyCreator.asData(java.security.PublicKey, String), AsymmetricKeyCreator.asData(net.sf.mmm.crypto.asymmetric.key.AsymmetricKeyPair, String)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	FORMAT_COMPACT The format for compact binary representation.
static String	FORMAT_ENCODED The format for the encoded binary representation.

Field Detail

FORMAT_ENCODED

static final String FORMAT_ENCODED

The format for the encoded binary representation. This is the most universal, portable and standardized format. However, it is also a large representation according to the length. If you want to store the raw data in the most efficient way use FORMAT_COMPACT instead.

See Also:

Key.getEncoded(), Constant Field Values

FORMAT_COMPACT

static final String FORMAT_COMPACT

The format for compact binary representation. This is the smallest representation that is supported.

See Also:

Constant Field Values