net.sf.mmm.crypto.key

Interface KeyCreatorFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

AsymmetricKeyCreatorFactory<K>, SymmetricKeyCreatorFactory<C>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AsymmetricAccess, PbeAccess, Rsa, SymmetricAccess

public interface KeyCreatorFactory

Interface for a factory to create instances of KeyCreator for asymmetric cryptographic keys.
An instance of KeyCreatorFactory therefore represents a configuration with specific Key algorithm and format(s).

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
KeyCreator	newKeyCreator()

Method Detail

newKeyCreator

KeyCreator newKeyCreator()

Returns:

a new instance of KeyCreator. May be reused but is not guaranteed to be thread-safe.