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1 files changed, 93 insertions, 124 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/java/security/SecureRandom.java b/libjava/java/security/SecureRandom.java
index d9ac153da2b..5cd3cae679d 100644
--- a/libjava/java/security/SecureRandom.java
+++ b/libjava/java/security/SecureRandom.java
@@ -42,14 +42,24 @@ import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Enumeration;
/**
- SecureRandom is the class interface for using SecureRandom
- providers. It provides an interface to the SecureRandomSpi
- engine so that programmers can generate pseudo-random numbers.
-
- @author Mark Benvenuto <ivymccough@worldnet.att.net>
+ * An interface to a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number
+ * generator (PRNG). Random (or at least unguessable) numbers are used
+ * in all areas of security and cryptography, from the generation of
+ * keys and initialization vectors to the generation of random padding
+ * bytes.
+ *
+ * @author Mark Benvenuto <ivymccough@worldnet.att.net>
+ * @author Casey Marshall
*/
public class SecureRandom extends Random
{
+
+ // Constants and fields.
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /** Service name for PRNGs. */
+ private static final String SECURE_RANDOM = "SecureRandom";
+
static final long serialVersionUID = 4940670005562187L;
//Serialized Field
@@ -60,6 +70,9 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
SecureRandomSpi secureRandomSpi = null;
byte[] state = null;
+ // Constructors.
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
/**
Default constructor for SecureRandom. It constructs a
new SecureRandom by instantating the first SecureRandom
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
on the first call to getnextBytes it will force a seed.
It is maintained for backwards compatibility and programs
- should use getInstance.
+ should use {@link #getInstance(java.lang.String)}.
*/
public SecureRandom()
{
@@ -88,20 +101,20 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
{
key = (String) e.nextElement();
if (key.startsWith("SECURERANDOM."))
- {
- if ((classname = p[i].getProperty(key)) != null)
- {
- try
- {
- secureRandomSpi = (SecureRandomSpi) Class.
- forName(classname).newInstance();
- provider = p[i];
- return;
- }
- catch (Throwable ignore) { }
- }
- }
- }
+ {
+ if ((classname = p[i].getProperty(key)) != null)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ secureRandomSpi = (SecureRandomSpi) Class.
+ forName(classname).newInstance();
+ provider = p[i];
+ return;
+ }
+ catch (Throwable ignore) { }
+ }
+ }
+ }
}
// Nothing found. Fall back to SHA1PRNG
@@ -141,15 +154,17 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
this.provider = provider;
}
- /**
- Returns an instance of a SecureRandom. It creates the class
- for the specified algorithm if it exists from a provider.
-
- @param algorithm A SecureRandom algorithm to use
+ // Class methods.
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- @return Returns a new SecureRandom implmenting the chosen algorithm
-
- @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the algorithm cannot be found
+ /**
+ * Returns an instance of a SecureRandom. It creates the class from
+ * the first provider that implements it.
+ *
+ * @param algorithm The algorithm name.
+ * @return A new SecureRandom implmenting the given algorithm.
+ * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException If no installed provider implements
+ * the given algorithm.
*/
public static SecureRandom getInstance(String algorithm) throws
NoSuchAlgorithmException
@@ -157,11 +172,13 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
Provider p[] = Security.getProviders();
for (int i = 0; i < p.length; i++)
{
- try
- {
- return getInstance(algorithm, p[i]);
- }
- catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException ignored) { }
+ try
+ {
+ return getInstance(algorithm, p[i]);
+ }
+ catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException ignored)
+ {
+ }
}
// None found.
@@ -169,21 +186,26 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
}
/**
- Returns an instance of a SecureRandom. It creates the class
- for the specified algorithm from the specified provider.
-
- @param algorithm A SecureRandom algorithm to use
- @param provider A security provider to use
-
- @return Returns a new SecureRandom implmenting the chosen algorithm
-
- @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException if the algorithm cannot be found
- @throws NoSuchProviderException if the provider cannot be found
+ * Returns an instance of a SecureRandom. It creates the class
+ * for the specified algorithm from the named provider.
+ *
+ * @param algorithm The algorithm name.
+ * @param provider The provider name.
+ * @return A new SecureRandom implmenting the chosen algorithm.
+ * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException If the named provider does not implement
+ * the algorithm, or if the implementation cannot be
+ * instantiated.
+ * @throws NoSuchProviderException If no provider named
+ * <code>provider</code> is currently installed.
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException If <code>provider</code> is null
+ * or is empty.
*/
- public static SecureRandom getInstance(String algorithm,
- String provider) throws
- NoSuchAlgorithmException, NoSuchProviderException
+ public static SecureRandom getInstance(String algorithm, String provider)
+ throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, NoSuchProviderException
{
+ if (provider == null || provider.length() == 0)
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal provider");
+
Provider p = Security.getProvider(provider);
if (p == null)
throw new NoSuchProviderException();
@@ -192,88 +214,35 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
}
/**
- Returns an instance of a SecureRandom. It creates the class for
- the specified algorithm from the given provider.
-
- @param algorithm The SecureRandom algorithm to create.
- @param provider The provider to get the instance from.
-
- @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException If the algorithm cannot be found, or
- if the class cannot be instantiated.
+ * Returns an instance of a SecureRandom. It creates the class for
+ * the specified algorithm from the given provider.
+ *
+ * @param algorithm The SecureRandom algorithm to create.
+ * @param provider The provider to get the instance from.
+ * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException If the algorithm cannot be found, or
+ * if the class cannot be instantiated.
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException If <code>provider</code> is null.
*/
- public static SecureRandom getInstance(String algorithm,
- Provider provider) throws
- NoSuchAlgorithmException
+ public static SecureRandom getInstance(String algorithm, Provider provider)
+ throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
{
- return getInstance(algorithm, provider, true);
- }
-
- /**
- Creates the instance of SecureRandom, recursing to resolve aliases.
-
- @param algorithm The SecureRandom algorithm to create.
- @param provider The provider to get the implementation from.
- @param recurse Whether or not to recurse to resolve aliases.
-
- @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException If the algorithm cannot be found,
- if there are too many aliases, or if the class cannot be
- instantiated.
- */
- private static SecureRandom getInstance(String algorithm,
- Provider provider,
- boolean recurse)
- throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
- {
- String msg = algorithm;
- for (Enumeration e = provider.propertyNames(); e.hasMoreElements(); )
+ if (provider == null)
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal provider");
+ try
{
- // We could replace the boolean with an integer, incrementing it
- // every
- String key = (String) e.nextElement();
- if (key.startsWith("SECURERANDOM.")
- && key.substring(13).equalsIgnoreCase(algorithm))
- {
- try
- {
- Class c = Class.forName(provider.getProperty(key));
- return new SecureRandom((SecureRandomSpi) c.newInstance(),
- provider);
- }
- catch (Throwable ignored) { }
- }
- else if (key.startsWith("ALG.ALIAS.SECURERANDOM.")
- && key.substring(23).equalsIgnoreCase(algorithm) && recurse)
- {
- try
- {
- // First see if this alias refers to a class in this
- // provider.
- return getInstance(provider.getProperty(key), provider, false);
- }
- catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException nsae)
- {
- Provider[] provs = Security.getProviders();
- for (int i = 0; i < provs.length; i++)
- {
- if (provs[i] == provider)
- continue;
- // Now try other providers for the implementation
- try
- {
- return getInstance(provider.getProperty(key),
- provs[i], false);
- }
- catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException nsae2)
- {
- msg = nsae2.getMessage();
- }
- }
- }
- }
+ return new SecureRandom((SecureRandomSpi)
+ Engine.getInstance(SECURE_RANDOM, algorithm, provider),
+ provider);
+ }
+ catch (ClassCastException cce)
+ {
+ throw new NoSuchAlgorithmException(algorithm);
}
- throw new NoSuchAlgorithmException(algorithm);
}
+ // Instance methods.
+ // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
/**
Returns the provider being used by the current SecureRandom class.
@@ -318,8 +287,8 @@ public class SecureRandom extends Random
(byte) (0xff & (seed >> 16)),
(byte) (0xff & (seed >> 8)),
(byte) (0xff & seed)
- };
- secureRandomSpi.engineSetSeed(tmp);
+ };
+ secureRandomSpi.engineSetSeed(tmp);
}
}