net.ninthtest.security.provider

Class NinthTestProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.Dictionary<K,V>

java.util.Hashtable<Object,Object>

java.util.Properties

java.security.Provider

net.ninthtest.security.provider.NinthTestProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map<Object,Object>

public final class NinthTestProvider
extends Provider

The NinthTest JCA Provider is a security service provider for the Java Cryptography Architecture.

The NinthTest JCA Provider focuses on supporting candidate, reference, academic, and experimental cryptographic algorithms and security services.

Because the services provided by the NinthTest JCA Provider are exploratory/provisional in nature, the NinthTest JCA Provider is not recommended for use in security-critical applications or environments.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Matthew Zipay (mattz@ninthtest.net)

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About the NinthTest JCA Provider, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.security.Provider

Provider.Service

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	HELIX The algorithm name for the Helix combined stream cipher and MAC function.
static String	INFO A short description of the provider.
static String	NAME The provider name.
static double	VERSION The provider version.

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NinthTestProvider() Creates a new NinthTestProvider and initializes the set of services provided.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	doSelfIntegrityCheck() Verifies that the JAR containing this provider has not been tampered with.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Provider

clear, compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, elements, entrySet, forEach, get, getInfo, getName, getOrDefault, getProperty, getService, getServices, getVersion, keys, keySet, load, merge, put, putAll, putIfAbsent, putService, remove, remove, removeService, replace, replace, replaceAll, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, list, list, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNames

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, rehash, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NAME

public static final String NAME

The provider name.

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Constant Field Values

HELIX

public static final String HELIX

The algorithm name for the Helix combined stream cipher and MAC function.

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Constant Field Values

VERSION

public static final double VERSION

The provider version.

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Constant Field Values

INFO

public static final String INFO

A short description of the provider.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

NinthTestProvider

public NinthTestProvider()

Creates a new NinthTestProvider and initializes the set of services provided.

Method Detail

doSelfIntegrityCheck

public static final void doSelfIntegrityCheck()

Verifies that the JAR containing this provider has not been tampered with.

This method performs the following checks:

1. The provider JAR has been signed.
2. Each entry in the provider JAR is signed by a trusted signer.
3. The signature for each entry in the provider JAR was generated by the same entity as the one that developed this provider.

If the self-integrity check fails for any reason, the runtime exception SecurityException is thrown.