Module java.base
Package javax.crypto

Class CipherOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, Flushable, AutoCloseable

public class CipherOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream
A CipherOutputStream is composed of an OutputStream and a Cipher object so that write() methods first process the data before writing them out to the underlying OutputStream. The Cipher object must be fully initialized before being used by a CipherOutputStream.

For example, if the Cipher object is initialized for encryption, the CipherOutputStream will attempt to encrypt data before writing out the encrypted data.

This class adheres strictly to the semantics, especially the failure semantics, of its ancestor classes java.io.OutputStream and java.io.FilterOutputStream. This class has exactly those methods specified in its ancestor classes, and overrides them all. Moreover, this class catches all exceptions that are not thrown by its ancestor classes. In particular, this class catches BadPaddingException and other exceptions thrown by failed integrity checks during decryption. These exceptions are not re-thrown, so the client will not be informed that integrity checks failed. Because of this behavior, this class may not be suitable for use with decryption in an authenticated mode of operation (e.g. GCM) if the application requires explicit notification when authentication fails. Such an application can use the Cipher API directly as an alternative to using this class.

It is crucial for a programmer using this class not to use methods that are not defined or overridden in this class (such as a new method or constructor that is later added to one of the super classes), because the design and implementation of those methods are unlikely to have considered security impact with regard to CipherOutputStream.

Since:
1.4
See Also:
  • Field Summary

    Fields declared in class java.io.FilterOutputStream

    out
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
    Constructs a CipherOutputStream from an OutputStream without specifying a Cipher object.
     
    Constructs a CipherOutputStream from an OutputStream and a Cipher object.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream.
    void
    Flushes this output stream by forcing any buffered output bytes that have already been processed by the encapsulated Cipher object to be written out.
    void
    write(byte[] b)
    Writes b.length bytes from the specified byte array to this output stream.
    void
    write(byte[] b, int off, int len)
    Writes len bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to this output stream.
    void
    write(int b)
    Writes the specified byte to this output stream.

    Methods declared in class java.io.OutputStream

    nullOutputStream

    Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  • Constructor Details

    • CipherOutputStream

      public CipherOutputStream(OutputStream os, Cipher c)
      Constructs a CipherOutputStream from an OutputStream and a Cipher object.
      Note: if the specified output stream or cipher is null, a NullPointerException may be thrown later when they are used.
      Parameters:
      os - the OutputStream object
      c - an initialized Cipher object
    • CipherOutputStream

      protected CipherOutputStream(OutputStream os)
      Constructs a CipherOutputStream from an OutputStream without specifying a Cipher object. This has the effect of constructing a CipherOutputStream using a NullCipher.
      Note: if the specified output stream is null, a NullPointerException may be thrown later when it is used.
      Parameters:
      os - the OutputStream object
  • Method Details

    • write

      public void write(int b) throws IOException
      Writes the specified byte to this output stream.
      Overrides:
      write in class FilterOutputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the byte.
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
    • write

      public void write(byte[] b) throws IOException
      Writes b.length bytes from the specified byte array to this output stream.

      The write method of CipherOutputStream calls the write method of three arguments with the three arguments b, 0, and b.length.

      Overrides:
      write in class FilterOutputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the data.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if b is null.
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
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    • write

      public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException
      Writes len bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to this output stream.
      Overrides:
      write in class FilterOutputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the data.
      off - the start offset in the data.
      len - the number of bytes to write.
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      See Also:
    • flush

      public void flush() throws IOException
      Flushes this output stream by forcing any buffered output bytes that have already been processed by the encapsulated Cipher object to be written out.

      Any bytes buffered by the encapsulated Cipher object and waiting to be processed by it will not be written out. For example, if the encapsulated Cipher object is a block cipher, and the total number of bytes written using one of the write methods is less than the cipher's block size, no bytes will be written out.

      Specified by:
      flush in interface Flushable
      Overrides:
      flush in class FilterOutputStream
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      See Also:
    • close

      public void close() throws IOException
      Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream.

      This method invokes the doFinal method of the encapsulated Cipher object, which causes any bytes buffered by the encapsulated Cipher object to be processed. The result is written out by calling the flush method of this output stream.

      This method resets the encapsulated Cipher object to its initial state and calls the close method of the underlying output stream.

      Specified by:
      close in interface AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
      Overrides:
      close in class FilterOutputStream
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      See Also: