Java Security, 2nd Edition

Name

Class javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory

Synopsis

A secret key factory is used to convert between secret key data formats; like a key factory, this is typically used to import a key based on its external format or to export a key to its encoded format or algorithm parameters. Instances of this class are obtained by calling the getInstance( ) method. Keys may be exported by using the translateKey( ) method; they are imported by using the generate Secret( ) method.

Class Definition

public class javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory
	extends java.lang.Object {

	// Constructors
	protected SecretKeyFactory(SecretKeyFactorySpi, Provider);

	// Class Methods
	public static final SecretKeyFactory getInstance(String);
	public static final SecretKeyFactory getInstance(String, String);

	// Instance Methods
	public final SecretKey generateSecret(KeySpec);
	public final KeySpec getKeySpec(SecretKey, Class);
	public final String getAlgorithm(  );
	public final Provider getProvider(  );
	public final SecretKey translateKey(SecretKey);
}

See also

KeySpec, Provider, SecretKey, SecretKeyFactorySpi