net.sf.mmm.crypto.hash

Interface HashFactory

All Superinterfaces:

AbstractCryptoFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AsymmetricAccess, HashAccess, HashConfig, HashFactoryCombined, Md5, Rsa, Sha1, Sha2, Sha224, Sha256, Sha384, Sha512

public interface HashFactory
extends AbstractCryptoFactory

Interface for a factory to create instances of HashCreator. An instance of HashFactory therefore represents a specific configuration (see HashConfig) based on an hash algorithm.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HashCreator	newHashCreator()

Method Detail

newHashCreator

HashCreator newHashCreator()

Returns:

a new instance of HashCreator for the configured hash algorithm of this factory.