com.browserup.bup.mitm.keys

Class ECKeyGenerator

java.lang.Object

com.browserup.bup.mitm.keys.ECKeyGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeyGenerator

public class ECKeyGenerator
extends java.lang.Object
implements KeyGenerator

A KeyGenerator that creates Elliptic Curve key pairs.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ECKeyGenerator() Create a KeyGenerator that will create EC key pairs using the secp256r1 named curve (NIST P-256) supported by modern web browsers.
ECKeyGenerator(java.lang.String namedCurve) Create a KeyGenerator that will create EC key pairs using the specified named curve.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.security.KeyPair	generate() Generates a new public/private key pair.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ECKeyGenerator

public ECKeyGenerator()

Create a KeyGenerator that will create EC key pairs using the secp256r1 named curve (NIST P-256) supported by modern web browsers.

ECKeyGenerator

public ECKeyGenerator(java.lang.String namedCurve)

Create a KeyGenerator that will create EC key pairs using the specified named curve.

Parameters:

namedCurve - namedCurve

Method Detail

generate

public java.security.KeyPair generate()

Description copied from interface: KeyGenerator

Generates a new public/private key pair. This method should not cache or reuse any previously-generated key pairs.

Specified by:

generate in interface KeyGenerator

Returns:

a new public/private key pair

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object