Class EncryptionKey

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Key, SecretKey, Destroyable

    public final class EncryptionKey
    extends Object
    implements SecretKey
    This class encapsulates an EncryptionKey used in Kerberos.

    An EncryptionKey is defined in Section 4.2.9 of the Kerberos Protocol Specification (RFC 4120) as:

         EncryptionKey   ::= SEQUENCE {
                 keytype         [0] Int32 -- actually encryption type --,
                 keyvalue        [1] OCTET STRING
         }
     
    The key material of an EncryptionKey is defined as the value of the keyValue above.
    Since:
    9
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • EncryptionKey

        public EncryptionKey​(byte[] keyBytes,
                             int keyType)
        Constructs an EncryptionKey from the given bytes and the key type.

        The contents of the byte array are copied; subsequent modification of the byte array does not affect the newly created key.

        Parameters:
        keyBytes - the key material for the key
        keyType - the key type for the key as defined by the Kerberos protocol specification.
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if keyBytes is null
    • Method Detail

      • getKeyType

        public int getKeyType()
        Returns the key type for this key.
        Returns:
        the key type.
        Throws:
        IllegalStateException - if the key is destroyed
      • getAlgorithm

        public String getAlgorithm()
        Returns the standard algorithm name for this key. The algorithm names are the encryption type string defined on the IANA Kerberos Encryption Type Numbers page.

        This method can return the following value not defined on the IANA page:

        1. none: for etype equal to 0
        2. unknown: for etype greater than 0 but unsupported by the implementation
        3. private: for etype smaller than 0
        Specified by:
        getAlgorithm in interface Key
        Returns:
        the name of the algorithm associated with this key.
        Throws:
        IllegalStateException - if the key is destroyed
      • getFormat

        public String getFormat()
        Returns the name of the encoding format for this key.
        Specified by:
        getFormat in interface Key
        Returns:
        the String "RAW"
        Throws:
        IllegalStateException - if the key is destroyed
      • getEncoded

        public byte[] getEncoded()
        Returns the key material of this key.
        Specified by:
        getEncoded in interface Key
        Returns:
        a newly allocated byte array that contains the key material
        Throws:
        IllegalStateException - if the key is destroyed
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Returns an informative textual representation of this EncryptionKey.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        an informative textual representation of this EncryptionKey.
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object other)
        Compares the specified object with this key for equality. Returns true if the given object is also an EncryptionKey and the two EncryptionKey instances are equivalent. More formally two EncryptionKey instances are equal if they have equal key types and key material. A destroyed EncryptionKey object is only equal to itself.
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        other - the object to compare to
        Returns:
        true if the specified object is equal to this EncryptionKey, false otherwise.
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(), HashMap