net.sf.mmm.crypto.symmetric.key

Interface SymmetricKeyCreatorFactory<C extends SymmetricKeyCreator<?>>

Type Parameters:

C - type of SymmetricKeyCreator.

All Superinterfaces:

KeyCreatorFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

PbeAccess, SymmetricAccess

public interface SymmetricKeyCreatorFactory<C extends SymmetricKeyCreator<?>>
extends KeyCreatorFactory

Interface for a factory to create instances of SymmetricKeyCreator for symmetric cryptographic keys.
An instance of SymmetricKeyCreatorFactory 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
C	newKeyCreator()

Method Detail

newKeyCreator

C newKeyCreator()

Specified by:

newKeyCreator in interface KeyCreatorFactory

Returns:

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