org.bouncycastle.crypto.prng
Class EntropyUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.bouncycastle.crypto.prng.EntropyUtil

public class EntropyUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods for making use of EntropySources.

Constructor Summary

EntropyUtil()

Method Summary

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.