Package org.bouncycastle.crypto.prng

Class EntropyUtil

java.lang.Object

org.bouncycastle.crypto.prng.EntropyUtil

public class EntropyUtil
extends Object

Utility methods for making use of EntropySources.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EntropyUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	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 Details

EntropyUtil

public EntropyUtil()

Method Details

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.