org.protempa.dest.deid

Interface Encryption

All Known Implementing Classes:

CipherEncryption, MessageDigestEncryption

public interface Encryption

Author:

Andrew Post

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	encrypt(String keyId, String str) Encrypts the provided string.

Method Detail

encrypt

String encrypt(String keyId,
               String str)
        throws org.protempa.dest.deid.EncryptException

Encrypts the provided string. This method applies the DES/ECB/PKCS5Padding cipher and outputs the encrypted data as a hex string. If an exception is thrown, this instance may no longer be usable.

Parameters:

str - the string to encrypt.

Returns:

the encrypted data as a hex string, or null if the provided string is null.

Throws:

EncryptException - if the provided string cannot be encrypted.