org.dihedron.crypto.providers

Class ProviderFactory<T extends ProviderTraits>

java.lang.Object

org.dihedron.crypto.providers.ProviderFactory<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

MicrosoftProvider, PKCS12Provider, SmartCardProviderFactory

public abstract class ProviderFactory<T extends ProviderTraits>
extends Object

Base class for all security provider factory objects.

Author:

Andrea Funtò

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ProviderFactory()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Provider	acquire(T traits) Creates and installs a security provider of the specific type, using the given traits to perform its configuration.
void	release(Provider provider) Releases the given provider instance; sub-classes may want to implement custom cleanup logic on a per-instance basis.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ProviderFactory

public ProviderFactory()

Method Detail

acquire

public abstract Provider acquire(T traits)
                          throws ProviderException

Creates and installs a security provider of the specific type, using the given traits to perform its configuration.

Parameters:

traits - the provider-specific set of configuration parameters.

Returns:

a Provider if successful, null otherwise.

Throws:

SmartCardException

ProviderException

release

public void release(Provider provider)
             throws ProviderException

Releases the given provider instance; sub-classes may want to implement custom cleanup logic on a per-instance basis. NOTE: this is not the place to uninstall security providers unless you have installed one per cryptographic device, such as with smart cards.

Parameters:

provider - the provider to release.

Throws:

ProviderException