iaik.security.random

Class FIPS186Random

java.lang.Object

java.util.Random

java.security.SecureRandom

iaik.security.random.SecRandom

iaik.security.random.FIPS186Random

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RipeMd160FIPS186Random, SHA1FIPS186Random, SHA256FIPS186Random, SHA384FIPS186Random, SHA512FIPS186Random

public abstract class FIPS186Random
extends SecRandom

This class implements a secure pseudo-random number generator based on a MessageDigest. It cannot be used directly and has to be subclassed. Subclasses just have to call the superclass constructor with the MessageDigest object as parameter, everything else is taken care of.

This pseudo random works according to FIPS PUB 186-2 with an hash function as one-way function G(t,c). As this is a general purpose random generator, the mod q operation is omitted. As a consequence of omitting this modulo operation, the changes to the FIPS PUB 186-2 pseudo random generator need not be considered, because they have no influence in this case.

The concrete classes are derived from this class and provide a raw hash algorithm. The raw hash provides access to the raw compression function. This algorithm requires a raw hash rather than a complete hash, because this FIPS algorithm operates on the compression function part and not on the complete hash function. The complete hash function includes a certain padding, which this algorithm does not; it simply appends zeros up to the required block size.

Version:

File Revision 11

See Also:

SHA1FIPS186Random, SHA256FIPS186Random, SHA384FIPS186Random, SHA512FIPS186Random, RipeMd160FIPS186Random, SeedGenerator, Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class iaik.security.random.SecRandom

getAlgorithm, getDefault, setDefault, setDefault, setSeed

Methods inherited from class java.security.SecureRandom

generateSeed, getInstance, getInstance, getInstance, getProvider, getSeed, next, nextBytes, setSeed, setSeed

Methods inherited from class java.util.Random

nextBoolean, nextDouble, nextFloat, nextGaussian, nextInt, nextInt, nextLong

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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