KeyCreator (JavaDocs for mmm-all 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT)

All Superinterfaces:

CryptoAlgorithm

All Known Subinterfaces:

AsymmetricKeyCreator<PR,PU,PAIR>, SymmetricKeyCreator<K>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAsymmetricKeyCreator, AsymmetricKeyCreatorEcBc, AsymmetricKeyCreatorImpl, AsymmetricKeyCreatorRsa, SymmetricKeyCreatorImpl
```
public interface KeyCreator
extends CryptoAlgorithm
```
Abstract interface for dealing with cryptographic keys. As symmetric and asymmetric key creation are so different there is no common method here. This might change in the future.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

AsymmetricKeyCreator, SymmetricKeyCreator

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int getKeyLength()
  - Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.crypto.algorithm.CryptoAlgorithm
    getAlgorithm

- Method Detail
  - getKeyLength
```
int getKeyLength()
```
    Returns:
    
    the length of the key in bits. The bigger the key length the stronger and more secure the encryption but also the more computation power is required. Reasonable values depend on the algorithm: A recent value for RSA is 4096 bits while for PBKDF2 256 may be sufficient.