net.sf.mmm.crypto.algorithm

Interface CryptoAlgorithm

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbstractDecryptor, AbstractEncryptor, AsymmetricKeyCreator<PR,PU,PAIR>, CryptoChunker, CryptoProcessor, Cryptor, Decryptor, Encryptor, HashCreator, KeyCreator, RandomCreator, SignatureProcessor, SignatureSigner<S>, SignatureSignerSimple, SignatureVerifier<S>, SignatureVerifierSimple, SymmetricKeyCreator<K>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAsymmetricKeyCreator, AbstractCryptoAlgorithmWithProvider, AbstractCryptoAlgorithmWithRandom, AbstractSecurityAlgorithm, AsymmetricCryptorConfig, AsymmetricCryptorConfigEcIes, AsymmetricCryptorConfigRsa, AsymmetricCryptorFactoryImpl, AsymmetricKeyCreatorImpl, AsymmetricKeyCreatorRsa, CipherTransformation, CryptoAlgorithmConfig, CryptoAlgorithmImpl, CryptoAlgorithmImplWithRandom, CryptorConfig, CryptorFactoryImpl, CryptorImplCipher, CryptorImplCombined, DecryptorImplCipher, DecryptorImplCombined, EncryptorImplCiper, EncryptorImplCombined, HashConfig, HashCreatorImplCombined, HashCreatorImplDigest, HashCreatorImplMultipleRounds, KeyConfig, Md5, RandomConfig, RandomConfigSha1Prng, RandomCreatorImpl, RandomFactoryImpl, Sha1, Sha2, Sha224, Sha256, Sha384, Sha512, SignatureAlgorithm, SignatureConfig, SignatureConfigEcDsa, SignatureConfigRsa, SignatureProcessorFactoryImpl, SignatureProcessorImpl, SignatureProcessorImplWithHash, SignatureSignerImpl, SignatureSignerImplCryptorWithHash, SignatureSignerImplWithHash, SignatureVerifierImpl, SignatureVerifierImplCryptorWithHash, SignatureVerifierImplWithHash, SymmetricCryptorConfig, SymmetricCryptorConfigAes, SymmetricCryptorFactoryImpl, SymmetricKeyConfig, SymmetricKeyConfigPbe, SymmetricKeyCreatorImpl

public interface CryptoAlgorithm

The abstract interface for any object that is based on a security algorithm.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAlgorithm()

Method Detail

getAlgorithm

String getAlgorithm()

Returns:

the name of the underlying algorithm (e.g. "RSA", "NONEwithECDSA", etc.).

See Also:

Key.getAlgorithm(), Signature.getAlgorithm(), MessageDigest.getAlgorithm(), SecureRandom.getAlgorithm(), Cipher.getAlgorithm()