iaik.security.ec.math.field

Class BinaryFieldByBitLengthFactory

java.lang.Object

iaik.security.ec.math.field.BinaryFieldByBitLengthFactory

public final class BinaryFieldByBitLengthFactory
extends Object

This class is a factory for generating binary finite fields for a given bitlength. In case there is an optimized implementation of a field, it automatically returns this one.

Author:

Christian Hanser

See Also:

BinaryField, BinaryFieldByIrreducibleFactory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static BinaryField	getField(int m) The factory method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getField

public static BinaryField getField(int m)

The factory method. Returns a field of the specified degree m.

Parameters:

m - the degree of the irreducible polynomial

Returns:

the binary finite field F2m