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Added in API level 1

SealedObject

public class SealedObject
extends Object implements Serializable

java.lang.Object
   ↳ javax.crypto.SealedObject


This class enables a programmer to create an object and protect its confidentiality with a cryptographic algorithm.

Given any Serializable object, one can create a SealedObject that encapsulates the original object, in serialized format (i.e., a "deep copy"), and seals (encrypts) its serialized contents, using a cryptographic algorithm such as DES, to protect its confidentiality. The encrypted content can later be decrypted (with the corresponding algorithm using the correct decryption key) and de-serialized, yielding the original object.

Note that the Cipher object must be fully initialized with the correct algorithm, key, padding scheme, etc., before being applied to a SealedObject.

The original object that was sealed can be recovered in two different ways:

See also:

Summary

Fields

protected byte[] encodedParams

The cryptographic parameters used by the sealing Cipher, encoded in the default format.

Public constructors

SealedObject(Serializable object, Cipher c)

Constructs a SealedObject from any Serializable object.

Protected constructors

SealedObject(SealedObject so)

Constructs a SealedObject object from the passed-in SealedObject.

Public methods

final String getAlgorithm()

Returns the algorithm that was used to seal this object.

final Object getObject(Key key, String provider)

Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

final Object getObject(Key key)

Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

final Object getObject(Cipher c)

Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Fields

encodedParams

Added in API level 1
byte[] encodedParams

The cryptographic parameters used by the sealing Cipher, encoded in the default format.

That is, cipher.getParameters().getEncoded().

Public constructors

SealedObject

Added in API level 1
SealedObject (Serializable object, 
                Cipher c)

Constructs a SealedObject from any Serializable object.

The given object is serialized, and its serialized contents are encrypted using the given Cipher, which must be fully initialized.

Any algorithm parameters that may be used in the encryption operation are stored inside of the new SealedObject.

Parameters
object Serializable: the object to be sealed; can be null.
c Cipher: the cipher used to seal the object.
Throws
NullPointerException if the given cipher is null.
IOException if an error occurs during serialization
IllegalBlockSizeException if the given cipher is a block cipher, no padding has been requested, and the total input length (i.e., the length of the serialized object contents) is not a multiple of the cipher's block size

Protected constructors

SealedObject

Added in API level 1
SealedObject (SealedObject so)

Constructs a SealedObject object from the passed-in SealedObject.

Parameters
so SealedObject: a SealedObject object
Throws
NullPointerException if the given sealed object is null.

Public methods

getAlgorithm

Added in API level 1
String getAlgorithm ()

Returns the algorithm that was used to seal this object.

Returns
String the algorithm that was used to seal this object.

getObject

Added in API level 1
Object getObject (Key key, 
                String provider)

Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

This method creates a cipher for the algorithm that had been used in the sealing operation, using an implementation of that algorithm from the given provider. The Cipher object is initialized for decryption, using the given key and the parameters (if any) that had been used in the sealing operation.

The encapsulated object is unsealed and de-serialized, before it is returned.

Parameters
key Key: the key used to unseal the object.
provider String: the name of the provider of the algorithm to unseal the object.
Returns
Object the original object.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the given provider is null or empty.
IOException if an error occurs during de-serialiazation.
ClassNotFoundException if an error occurs during de-serialiazation.
NoSuchAlgorithmException if the algorithm to unseal the object is not available.
NoSuchProviderException if the given provider is not configured.
InvalidKeyException if the given key cannot be used to unseal the object (e.g., it has the wrong algorithm).
NullPointerException if key is null.

getObject

Added in API level 1
Object getObject (Key key)

Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

This method creates a cipher for the algorithm that had been used in the sealing operation. If the default provider package provides an implementation of that algorithm, an instance of Cipher containing that implementation is used. If the algorithm is not available in the default package, other packages are searched. The Cipher object is initialized for decryption, using the given key and the parameters (if any) that had been used in the sealing operation.

The encapsulated object is unsealed and de-serialized, before it is returned.

Parameters
key Key: the key used to unseal the object.
Returns
Object the original object.
Throws
IOException if an error occurs during de-serialiazation.
ClassNotFoundException if an error occurs during de-serialiazation.
NoSuchAlgorithmException if the algorithm to unseal the object is not available.
InvalidKeyException if the given key cannot be used to unseal the object (e.g., it has the wrong algorithm).
NullPointerException if key is null.

getObject

Added in API level 1
Object getObject (Cipher c)

Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

The encapsulated object is unsealed (using the given Cipher, assuming that the Cipher is already properly initialized) and de-serialized, before it is returned.

Parameters
c Cipher: the cipher used to unseal the object
Returns
Object the original object.
Throws
NullPointerException if the given cipher is null.
IOException if an error occurs during de-serialiazation
ClassNotFoundException if an error occurs during de-serialiazation
IllegalBlockSizeException if the given cipher is a block cipher, no padding has been requested, and the total input length is not a multiple of the cipher's block size
BadPaddingException if the given cipher has been initialized for decryption, and padding has been specified, but the input data does not have proper expected padding bytes

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