Package com.itextpdf.kernel.crypto

Class IVGenerator

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.kernel.crypto.IVGenerator

 public final class IVGenerator extends Object 
      

An initialization vector generator for a CBC block encryption. It's a random generator based on ARCFOUR.

Author:

Paulo Soares

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static byte[]	getIV()	Gets a 16 byte random initialization vector.
static byte[]	getIV(int len)	Gets a random initialization vector.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getIV

 public static byte[] getIV() 
            

Gets a 16 byte random initialization vector.

Returns:

a 16 byte random initialization vector

getIV

 public static byte[] getIV 
             (int len) 
            

Gets a random initialization vector.

Parameters:

len - the length of the initialization vector

Returns:

a random initialization vector