PBEKeySpec

PBEKeySpec

javax.crypto.spec

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Java 1.4

This class is a transparent representation of a password used in password-based encryption (PBE). The password is stored as a char array rather than as a String , so that the characters of the password can be overwritten when they are no longer needed (for increased security).

Figure 17-23. javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec

 public class  PBEKeySpec  implements java.security.spec.KeySpec {  // Public Constructors  public  PBEKeySpec  (char[ ]  password  );        public  PBEKeySpec  (char[ ]  password  , byte[ ]  salt  , int  iterationCount  );        public  PBEKeySpec  (char[ ]  password  , byte[ ]  salt  , int  iterationCount  , int  keyLength  );  // Public Instance Methods  public final void  clearPassword  ( );        public final int  getIterationCount  ( );        public final int  getKeyLength  ( );        public final char[ ]  getPassword  ( );        public final byte[ ]  getSalt  ( );   }