Enum Class DrbgParameters.Capability

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DrbgParameters.Capability>

java.security.DrbgParameters.Capability

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DrbgParameters.Capability>, Constable

Enclosing class:

DrbgParameters

public static enum DrbgParameters.Capability
extends Enum<DrbgParameters.Capability>

The reseedable and prediction resistance capabilities of a DRBG.

When this object is passed to a SecureRandom.getInstance() call, it is the requested minimum capability. When it's returned from SecureRandom.getParameters(), it is the effective capability.

Please note that while the Instantiate_function defined in NIST SP 800-90Ar1 only includes a prediction_resistance_flag parameter, the Capability type includes an extra value RESEED_ONLY because reseeding is an optional function. If NONE is used in an Instantiation object in calling the SecureRandom.getInstance method, the returned DRBG instance is not guaranteed to support reseeding. If RESEED_ONLY or PR_AND_RESEED is used, the instance must support reseeding.

The table below lists possible effective values if a certain capability is requested, i.e.

Capability requested = ...;
SecureRandom s = SecureRandom.getInstance("DRBG",
        DrbgParameters(-1, requested, null));
Capability effective = ((DrbgParametes.Initiate) s.getParameters())
        .getCapability();

requested and effective capabilities

Requested Value	Possible Effective Values
NONE	NONE, RESEED_ONLY, PR_AND_RESEED
RESEED_ONLY	RESEED_ONLY, PR_AND_RESEED
PR_AND_RESEED	PR_AND_RESEED

A DRBG implementation supporting prediction resistance must also support reseeding.

Since:

9

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
NONE	Neither prediction resistance nor reseed.
PR_AND_RESEED	Both prediction resistance and reseed.
RESEED_ONLY	Reseed but no prediction resistance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	supportsPredictionResistance()	Returns whether this capability supports prediction resistance.
boolean	supportsReseeding()	Returns whether this capability supports reseeding.
static DrbgParameters.Capability	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static DrbgParameters.Capability[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

PR_AND_RESEED

public static final DrbgParameters.Capability PR_AND_RESEED

Both prediction resistance and reseed.

RESEED_ONLY

public static final DrbgParameters.Capability RESEED_ONLY

Reseed but no prediction resistance.

NONE

public static final DrbgParameters.Capability NONE

Neither prediction resistance nor reseed.

Method Details

values

public static DrbgParameters.Capability[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static DrbgParameters.Capability valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

supportsReseeding

public boolean supportsReseeding()

Returns whether this capability supports reseeding.

Returns:

true for PR_AND_RESEED and RESEED_ONLY, and false for NONE

supportsPredictionResistance

public boolean supportsPredictionResistance()

Returns whether this capability supports prediction resistance.

Returns:

true for PR_AND_RESEED, and false for RESEED_ONLY and NONE