com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider

Class AESKeyGenerator

java.lang.Object

javax.crypto.KeyGeneratorSpi

com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.AESKeyGenerator

public final class AESKeyGenerator
extends javax.crypto.KeyGeneratorSpi

This class generates a secret key for use with the AES algorithm.

This documentation describes a Service Provider Interface. It is provided for implementation insight only. This class is not intended to be called directly by application developers. Please consult the 'Java Cryptography Architecture Standard' for details on how to use this interface through a public standard class.

NOTE:

Certain operations may require specific hardware or software, or specific key types. See the rest of this document and the z/OS Unique Considerations Hardware Crypto Reference Guide for more details. Unsupported operations and/or combinations may result in a RuntimeException Hardware Error.

For public interface details, consult the JCE API documentation for javax.crypto.KeyGenerator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AESKeyGenerator() Verify the JCE framework in the constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected javax.crypto.SecretKey	engineGenerateKey() Generates and returns an AES key.
protected void	engineInit(java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec params, java.security.SecureRandom random) Initializes this key generator with the specified parameter set and a user-provided source of randomness.
protected void	engineInit(int keysize, java.security.SecureRandom random) Initializes this key generator for generating clear keys of a certain key size in bits, using the given source of randomness.
protected void	engineInit(java.security.SecureRandom random) Initializes this key generator for clear key generation using the supplied source of randomness.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AESKeyGenerator

public AESKeyGenerator()

Verify the JCE framework in the constructor.

Throws:

java.lang.SecurityException - if fails to verify the JCE framework.

Method Detail

engineInit

protected void engineInit(java.security.SecureRandom random)

Initializes this key generator for clear key generation using the supplied source of randomness.

Specified by:

engineInit in class javax.crypto.KeyGeneratorSpi

Parameters:

random - the source of randomness for this generator

engineInit

protected void engineInit(java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec params,
                          java.security.SecureRandom random)
                   throws java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException

Initializes this key generator with the specified parameter set and a user-provided source of randomness. If a CCAAlgorithmParameterSpec is specified, and the requested key type is either CCAAlgorithmParameterSpec.SECURE_INTERNAL_TOKEN or CCAAlgorithmParameterSpec.CKDS, then the AES key will be generated as a secret hardware key. Key generation parameters are validated, these validations include

• Key size must be one of valid AES key sizes.
• Hardware keys must only use the default wrapping mode.
• Hardware keys must have key usage of SymmetricKeyConstants.KeyUsage.OP_DATA, SymmetricKeyConstants.KeyUsage.OPEX_EXPORTER_IMPORTER, SymmetricKeyConstants.KeyUsage.OPEX_IMPORTER_EXPORTER, or null (default).
• A key encrypting key must be provided if generating a new key encrypting key pair.

Specified by:

engineInit in class javax.crypto.KeyGeneratorSpi

Parameters:

params - the key generation parameters, clear key will be generated if the parameter is null

random - the source of randomness for this key generator

Throws:

java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException - if params is inappropriate for this key generator.

java.security.InvalidParameterException - if any of the key generation parameters fail validation.

java.lang.RuntimeException - if the key wrapping mode specified by the key generation parameters is anything other than the default wrapping mode.

engineInit

protected void engineInit(int keysize,
                          java.security.SecureRandom random)

Initializes this key generator for generating clear keys of a certain key size in bits, using the given source of randomness.

Specified by:

engineInit in class javax.crypto.KeyGeneratorSpi

Parameters:

keysize - the key size. This is an algorithm-specific metric specified in number of bits

random - the source of randomness for this key generator

Throws:

java.security.InvalidParameterException - if the specified key size is not valid.

engineGenerateKey

protected javax.crypto.SecretKey engineGenerateKey()

Generates and returns an AES key. If generating an AES IMPORTER or EXPORTER CKDS hardware key, the generated key will need to be stored in a variable cryptographic key data set.

Specified by:

engineGenerateKey in class javax.crypto.KeyGeneratorSpi

Returns:

the generated AES secret key.