com.ibm.crypto.provider
Interface FeedbackCipher

public interface FeedbackCipher

This interface represents the type of cipher that has a feedback mechanism built into it, such as CBC or CFB.

Method Summary

String	getFeedback() Gets the name of the feedback mechanism
byte[]	getIV() Gets the initialization vector.
void	reset() Resets the iv to its original value.

Method Detail

getFeedback

public String getFeedback()

Gets the name of the feedback mechanism

Returns:

the name of the feedback mechanism

getIV

public byte[] getIV()

Gets the initialization vector.

Returns:

the initialization vector

reset

public void reset()

Resets the iv to its original value. This is used when doFinal is called in the Cipher class, so that the cipher can be reused (with its original iv).