com.metamatrix.common.util.crypto
Interface Decryptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

Cryptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicCryptor, NullCryptor, SymmetricCryptor

public interface Decryptor

Interface defining a utility that can perform decryption of ciphertext to yield the original cleartext.

Method Summary

byte[]	decrypt(byte[] ciphertext) Decrypt the ciphertext in byte array format to yield the original cleartext.
java.lang.String	decrypt(java.lang.String ciphertext) Decrypt the ciphertext to yield the original cleartext.
java.io.Serializable	unsealObject(java.io.Serializable object)

Method Detail

decrypt

byte[] decrypt(byte[] ciphertext)
               throws CryptoException

Decrypt the ciphertext in byte array format to yield the original cleartext.

Parameters:

ciphertext - The text to be encrypted, in byte form

The - decrypted cleartext, in byte form

Throws:

CryptoException

decrypt

java.lang.String decrypt(java.lang.String ciphertext)
                         throws CryptoException

Decrypt the ciphertext to yield the original cleartext.

Parameters:

ciphertext - The text to be encrypted

The - decrypted cleartext

Throws:

CryptoException

unsealObject

java.io.Serializable unsealObject(java.io.Serializable object)
                                  throws CryptoException

Throws:

CryptoException