001 /*
002 * Cumulus4j - Securing your data in the cloud - http://cumulus4j.org
003 * Copyright (C) 2011 NightLabs Consulting GmbH
004 *
005 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
006 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
007 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
008 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
009 *
010 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
011 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
012 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
013 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
014 *
015 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
016 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
017 */
018 package org.cumulus4j.crypto;
019
020 /**
021 * <p>
022 * Factory creating instances of {@link MACCalculator}.
023 * </p><p>
024 * Implementations of this interface are used by {@link CryptoRegistry#createMACCalculator(String, boolean)}
025 * to provide instances of <code>MACCalculator</code>.
026 * </p><p>
027 * Note: Implementors should subclass {@link AbstractMACCalculatorFactory} instead of directly implementing this
028 * interface.
029 * </p>
030 *
031 * @author Marco หงุ่ยตระกูล-Schulze - marco at nightlabs dot de
032 */
033 public interface MACCalculatorFactory
034 {
035 /**
036 * <p>
037 * Create a new instance of {@link MACCalculator} and optionally
038 * {@link MACCalculator#init(org.bouncycastle.crypto.CipherParameters) initialise} it.
039 * </p>
040 *
041 * @param initWithDefaults whether to
042 * {@link MACCalculator#init(org.bouncycastle.crypto.CipherParameters) initialise} the <code>MACCalculator</code> with default values
043 * so that it can be used immediately as-is.
044 * @return a new instance of {@link MACCalculator} (iff <code>initWithDefaults==true</code> ready-to-use;
045 * otherwise requiring {@link MACCalculator#init(org.bouncycastle.crypto.CipherParameters) initialisation}
046 * before it can be used).
047 */
048 MACCalculator createMACCalculator(boolean initWithDefaults);
049
050 /**
051 * Get the name of the MAC algorithm implemented by the {@link MACCalculator} created by this factory.
052 * See <a target="_blank" href="http://cumulus4j.org/1.2.0/documentation/supported-algorithms.html">Supported algorithms</a>
053 * for a list of supported algorithms.
054 * @return the name of the MAC algorithm.
055 */
056 String getAlgorithmName();
057
058 /**
059 * Set the name of the MAC algorithm. This method is called once and should throw an {@link IllegalStateException}
060 * if it is called again.
061 * @param algorithmName the name of the MAC algorithm; never <code>null</code>.
062 * @see #getAlgorithmName()
063 */
064 void setAlgorithmName(String algorithmName);
065 }