org.apache.cayenne.crypto.cipher

Interface CipherFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCipherFactory

public interface CipherFactory

Since:

4.0

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	blockSize() Returns the block size for the ciphers created by this factory.
Cipher	cipher() Creates and returns a new Cipher configured using settings known to the factory implementation.

Method Detail

cipher

Cipher cipher()

Creates and returns a new Cipher configured using settings known to the factory implementation.

Returns:

a new Cipher that is guaranteed to be unused by other callers or null if the factory does not support cipher-based encryption.

blockSize

int blockSize()

Returns the block size for the ciphers created by this factory. This information is needed for the callers to presize they various arrays before a cipher is available.