org.spongycastle.crypto.prng

Class EntropyUtil

java.lang.Object

org.spongycastle.crypto.prng.EntropyUtil

public class EntropyUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods for making use of EntropySources.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EntropyUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	generateSeed(EntropySource entropySource, int numBytes) Generate numBytes worth of entropy from the passed in entropy source.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EntropyUtil

public EntropyUtil()

Method Detail

generateSeed

public static byte[] generateSeed(EntropySource entropySource,
                                  int numBytes)

Generate numBytes worth of entropy from the passed in entropy source.

Parameters:

entropySource - the entropy source to request the data from.

numBytes - the number of bytes of entropy requested.

Returns:

a byte array populated with the random data.