BCHelper (Oxalis :: Core :: Commons 6.4.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- network.oxalis.commons.bouncycastle.BCHelper

```
public class BCHelper
extends Object
```
Collection of functionality related to BouncyCastle.

Since:

4.0.0

Author:

erlend

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BCHelper()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static MessageDigest`	`getMessageDigest(String algorithm)`	Creates a MessageDigest object using the BouncyCastle provider.
`static void`	`registerProvider()`	Registers BouncyCastle as provider if not already registered.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BCHelper
```
public BCHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - registerProvider
```
public static void registerProvider()
```
    Registers BouncyCastle as provider if not already registered.
  - getMessageDigest
```
public static MessageDigest getMessageDigest(String algorithm)
                                      throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
```
    Creates a MessageDigest object using the BouncyCastle provider. Exception NoSuchProviderException is disguised as NoSuchAlgorithmException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    algorithm - Algorithm to be use to create the MessageDigest object.
    
    Returns:
    
    MessageDigest object ready for use.
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchAlgorithmException - Thrown in cases when unknown algorithms are requestes.