org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.interfaces
Interface LMSPrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:

java.security.Key, LMSKey, java.security.PrivateKey, java.io.Serializable

public interface LMSPrivateKey

extends LMSKey, java.security.PrivateKey

Base interface for an LMS private key

Fields inherited from interface java.security.Key

serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from interface java.security.PrivateKey

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

LMSPrivateKey	extractKeyShard(int usageCount) Return a key representing a shard of the key space that can be used usageCount times.
long	getIndex() Return the index of the next signature.
long	getUsagesRemaining() Return the number of usages left for the private key.

Methods inherited from interface org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.interfaces.LMSKey

getLevels

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Method Detail

getIndex

public long getIndex()

Return the index of the next signature.

Returns:

the index number for the next signature.

getUsagesRemaining

public long getUsagesRemaining()

Return the number of usages left for the private key.

Returns:

the number of times the key can be used before it is exhausted.

extractKeyShard

public LMSPrivateKey extractKeyShard(int usageCount)

Return a key representing a shard of the key space that can be used usageCount times.

Note: this will use the range [index[]index + usageCount) for the current key.

Parameters:

usageCount - the number of usages the key should have.

Returns:

a key based on the current key that can be used usageCount times.