Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.crypto
Class NullCipher

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.crypto.Cipher
      extended by javax.crypto.NullCipher

public class NullCipher
extends Cipher

The NullCipher class is a class that provides an "identity cipher" -- one that does not tranform the plaintext. As a consequence, the ciphertext is identical to the plaintext. All initialization methods do nothing, while the blocksize is set to 1 byte.

Since:
1.4

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class javax.crypto.Cipher
DECRYPT_MODE, ENCRYPT_MODE, PRIVATE_KEY, PUBLIC_KEY, SECRET_KEY, UNWRAP_MODE, WRAP_MODE
 
Constructor Summary
NullCipher()
           
 
Method Summary
 
Methods inherited from class javax.crypto.Cipher
doFinal, doFinal, doFinal, doFinal, doFinal, doFinal, doFinal, getAlgorithm, getBlockSize, getExemptionMechanism, getInstance, getInstance, getInstance, getIV, getMaxAllowedKeyLength, getMaxAllowedParameterSpec, getOutputSize, getParameters, getProvider, init, init, init, init, init, init, init, init, unwrap, update, update, update, update, update, wrap
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

NullCipher

public NullCipher()

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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