org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.crypto
Interface CipherProvider

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configurable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCipherProvider

@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Unstable
public interface CipherProvider
extends org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configurable

An CipherProvider contributes support for various cryptographic Ciphers.

Method Summary

Cipher	getCipher(String name) Get an Cipher
String	getName() Return the provider's name
String[]	getSupportedCiphers() Return the set of Ciphers supported by this provider

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configurable

getConf, setConf

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Return the provider's name

getSupportedCiphers

String[] getSupportedCiphers()

Return the set of Ciphers supported by this provider

getCipher

Cipher getCipher(String name)

Get an Cipher

Parameters:

name - Cipher name, e.g. "AES"

Returns:

the appropriate Cipher