com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nMessageSigner Interface Reference

This interface contains the generic functionality that all message signers need to implement. More...

Inheritance diagram for com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nMessageSigner:

Public Member Functions
java.security.Provider	getProvider ()
	This method returns the security provider that is being used for the signing. More...
byte[]	sign () throws Exception
	Get the default algorithm that will be used if no algorithm is supplied. More...
void	update (byte[] data) throws Exception
	Updates the signature with the byte[] data passed. More...

Detailed Description

This interface contains the generic functionality that all message signers need to implement.

Member Function Documentation

java.security.Provider com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nMessageSigner.getProvider

(

)

This method returns the security provider that is being used for the signing.

Returns

java.security.Provider object

Implemented in com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nCertificateSigner, and com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nPassphraseSigner.

byte [] com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nMessageSigner.sign

(

)

throws Exception

Get the default algorithm that will be used if no algorithm is supplied.

Returns

byte[] signature of the the current data

Exceptions

Exception

Specific to the actual signing implementation

Implemented in com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nCertificateSigner, and com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nPassphraseSigner.

void com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nMessageSigner.update

(

byte[]

data

)

throws Exception

Updates the signature with the byte[] data passed.

Parameters

data	Data to add to the signature

Exceptions

Exception

Specific to the actual signing implementation

Implemented in com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nCertificateSigner, and com.pcbsys.nirvana.client.nPassphraseSigner.