Bouncy Castle Cryptography 1.11 API Specification: Class BouncyCastleProvider

org.bouncycastle.jce.provider
Class BouncyCastleProvider

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Dictionary
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        +--java.util.Hashtable
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              +--java.util.Properties
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                    +--java.security.Provider
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                          +--org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map, java.io.Serializable

public final class BouncyCastleProvider

extends java.security.Provider

To add the provider at runtime use:

 import java.security.Security;
 import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

 Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleProvider());
 

The provider can also be configured as part of your environment via static registration by adding an entry to the java.security properties file (found in $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/security/java.security, where $JAVA_HOME is the location of your JDK/JRE distribution). You'll find detailed instructions in the file but basically it comes down to adding a line:

 
    security.provider.<n>=org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider
 
 

Where <n> is the preference you want the provider at (1 being the most prefered).

Note: JCE algoritms names should be uppercase only so the case insensitive test for getInstance works.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

PROVIDER_NAME

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

BouncyCastleProvider()
Construct a new provider.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Provider

clear, entrySet, getInfo, getName, getVersion, keySet, load, put, putAll, remove, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, getProperty, list, list, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, rehash, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PROVIDER_NAME

public static java.lang.String PROVIDER_NAME

Constructor Detail

BouncyCastleProvider

public BouncyCastleProvider()

Construct a new provider. This should only be required when using runtime registration of the provider using the Security.addProvider() mechanism.