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rice.p2p.util
Class SecurityUtils

java.lang.Object
  extended by rice.p2p.util.SecurityUtils

public class SecurityUtils
extends java.lang.Object

This class contains a large number of static methods for performing security-related primitives, such as encrypt, decrypt, etc...

Version:
$Id: SecurityUtils.java 2514 2005-05-26 22:14:24Z amislove $
Author:
amislove

Field Summary
static java.lang.String APOP_ALGORITHM
          The name of the apop function.
static java.lang.String ASYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM
          The name of the asymmetric cipher to use.
static java.lang.String ASYMMETRIC_GENERATOR
          The name of the asymmetric generator to use.
static java.lang.String DEPRECATED_ASYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM
           
static java.lang.String HASH_ALGORITHM
          The name of the hash function.
static java.lang.String HMAC_ALGORITHM
          The name of the hmac function.
static byte[] HMAC_IPAD
          The ipad byte array for use in hmac
static byte HMAC_IPAD_BYTE
          The ipad of hmac keys, as defined in RFC 2195
static int HMAC_KEY_LENGTH
          The length of hmac keys
static byte[] HMAC_OPAD
          The opad byte array for use in hmac
static byte HMAC_OPAD_BYTE
          The opad of hmac keys, as defined in RFC 2195
static java.lang.String SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM
          The name of the signature algorithm to use.
static java.lang.String SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM
          The name of the symmetric cipher to use.
static java.lang.String SYMMETRIC_GENERATOR
          The name of the symmetric cipher to use.
static int SYMMETRIC_KEY_LENGTH
          The length of the symmetric keys
 
Method Summary
static byte[] apop(byte[] challenge, byte[] password)
          Utility method for determining the apop of a challenge and password using a secure hashing algorithm.
static byte[] decryptAsymmetric(byte[] data, java.security.PrivateKey key)
          Decrypts the given byte[] using the provided private key.
static byte[] decryptSymmetric(byte[] data, byte[] key)
          Utility method for decrypting some data with symmetric encryption.
static java.lang.Object deserialize(byte[] data)
          Utility method for deserializing an object from a byte[]
static byte[] encryptAsymmetric(byte[] data, java.security.PublicKey key)
          Encrypts the given byte[] using the provided public key.
static byte[] encryptSymmetric(byte[] data, byte[] key)
          Utility method for encrypting a block of data with symmetric encryption.
static byte[] encryptSymmetric(byte[] data, byte[] key, int offset, int length)
          Utility method for encrypting a block of data with symmetric encryption.
static java.security.KeyPair generateKeyAsymmetric()
          Utility method which will generate a non-weak DES key for applications to use.
static byte[] generateKeySymmetric()
          Utility method which will generate a non-weak DES key for applications to use.
static byte[] hash(byte[] input)
          Utility method for determining the hash of a byte[] using a secure hashing algorithm.
static byte[] hmac(byte[] key, byte[] text)
          Utility method for determining the hmac of a byte[] and key using a secure hashing algorithm.
static byte[] serialize(java.lang.Object o)
          Utility method for serializing an object to a byte[].
static byte[] sign(byte[] data, java.security.PrivateKey key)
          Utility method for signing a block of data with the a private key
static boolean verify(byte[] data, byte[] sig, java.security.PublicKey key)
          Utility method for verifying a signature
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

ASYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String ASYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM
The name of the asymmetric cipher to use.

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DEPRECATED_ASYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String DEPRECATED_ASYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM
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SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM
The name of the symmetric cipher to use.

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ASYMMETRIC_GENERATOR

public static final java.lang.String ASYMMETRIC_GENERATOR
The name of the asymmetric generator to use.

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SYMMETRIC_GENERATOR

public static final java.lang.String SYMMETRIC_GENERATOR
The name of the symmetric cipher to use.

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SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM
The name of the signature algorithm to use.

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SYMMETRIC_KEY_LENGTH

public static final int SYMMETRIC_KEY_LENGTH
The length of the symmetric keys

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HASH_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String HASH_ALGORITHM
The name of the hash function.

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HMAC_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String HMAC_ALGORITHM
The name of the hmac function.

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APOP_ALGORITHM

public static final java.lang.String APOP_ALGORITHM
The name of the apop function.

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HMAC_KEY_LENGTH

public static final int HMAC_KEY_LENGTH
The length of hmac keys

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HMAC_IPAD_BYTE

public static final byte HMAC_IPAD_BYTE
The ipad of hmac keys, as defined in RFC 2195

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HMAC_OPAD_BYTE

public static final byte HMAC_OPAD_BYTE
The opad of hmac keys, as defined in RFC 2195

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HMAC_IPAD

public static final byte[] HMAC_IPAD
The ipad byte array for use in hmac


HMAC_OPAD

public static final byte[] HMAC_OPAD
The opad byte array for use in hmac

Method Detail

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(java.lang.Object o)
                        throws java.io.IOException
Utility method for serializing an object to a byte[].

Parameters:
o - The object to serialize
Returns:
The byte[] of the object
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If serialization does not happen properly

deserialize

public static java.lang.Object deserialize(byte[] data)
                                    throws java.io.IOException,
                                           java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Utility method for deserializing an object from a byte[]

Parameters:
data - The data to deserialize
Returns:
The object
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If deserialization does not happen properly
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the deserialized class is not found

hash

public static byte[] hash(byte[] input)
                   throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for determining the hash of a byte[] using a secure hashing algorithm.

Parameters:
input - The input
Returns:
The hash value
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the hashing does not happen properly

apop

public static byte[] apop(byte[] challenge,
                          byte[] password)
                   throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for determining the apop of a challenge and password using a secure hashing algorithm.

Parameters:
password - The password
challenge - The challengr
Returns:
The hash value
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the hashing does not happen properly

hmac

public static byte[] hmac(byte[] key,
                          byte[] text)
                   throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for determining the hmac of a byte[] and key using a secure hashing algorithm.

Parameters:
text - The text
key - The key
Returns:
The hmac value
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the hmacing does not happen properly

encryptSymmetric

public static byte[] encryptSymmetric(byte[] data,
                                      byte[] key)
                               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for encrypting a block of data with symmetric encryption.

Parameters:
data - The data
key - The key
Returns:
The ciphertext
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the encryption does not happen properly

encryptSymmetric

public static byte[] encryptSymmetric(byte[] data,
                                      byte[] key,
                                      int offset,
                                      int length)
                               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for encrypting a block of data with symmetric encryption.

Parameters:
data - The data
key - The key
offset - The offset into the data
length - The length of data to write
Returns:
The ciphertext
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the encryption does not happen properly

decryptSymmetric

public static byte[] decryptSymmetric(byte[] data,
                                      byte[] key)
                               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for decrypting some data with symmetric encryption.

Parameters:
data - The data to decrypt
key - The key
Returns:
The decrypted data
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the decryption does not happen properly

sign

public static byte[] sign(byte[] data,
                          java.security.PrivateKey key)
                   throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for signing a block of data with the a private key

Parameters:
data - The data
key - The key to use to sign
Returns:
The signature
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the signing does not happen properly

verify

public static boolean verify(byte[] data,
                             byte[] sig,
                             java.security.PublicKey key)
                      throws java.lang.SecurityException
Utility method for verifying a signature

Parameters:
data - The data to verify
sig - The proposed signature
key - The key to verify against
Returns:
Whether or not the sig matches.
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the verification does not happen properly

encryptAsymmetric

public static byte[] encryptAsymmetric(byte[] data,
                                       java.security.PublicKey key)
                                throws java.lang.SecurityException
Encrypts the given byte[] using the provided public key. TO DO: Check length of input

Parameters:
data - The data to encrypt
key - The key to encrypt with
Returns:
The encrypted data
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the encryption does not happen properly

decryptAsymmetric

public static byte[] decryptAsymmetric(byte[] data,
                                       java.security.PrivateKey key)
                                throws java.lang.SecurityException
Decrypts the given byte[] using the provided private key. TO DO: Check length of input

Parameters:
data - The data to decrypt
key - The private key to use
Returns:
The decrypted data
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - If the decryption does not happen properly

generateKeySymmetric

public static byte[] generateKeySymmetric()
Utility method which will generate a non-weak DES key for applications to use.

Returns:
A new, random DES key

generateKeyAsymmetric

public static java.security.KeyPair generateKeyAsymmetric()
Utility method which will generate a non-weak DES key for applications to use.

Returns:
A new, random DES key

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