PK_Encryptor Class Reference

Interface for public-key encryptors. More...

#include <cryptlib.h>

Inheritance diagram for PK_Encryptor:

Classes
class	InvalidPlaintextLength
	Exception thrown when trying to encrypt plaintext of invalid length. More...

Public Member Functions
virtual void	Encrypt (RandomNumberGenerator &rng, const byte *plaintext, size_t plaintextLength, byte *ciphertext, const NameValuePairs &parameters=g_nullNameValuePairs) const =0
	Encrypt a byte string.
virtual BufferedTransformation *	CreateEncryptionFilter (RandomNumberGenerator &rng, BufferedTransformation *attachment=NULL, const NameValuePairs &parameters=g_nullNameValuePairs) const
	Create a new encryption filter.
Public Member Functions inherited from PK_CryptoSystem
virtual size_t	MaxPlaintextLength (size_t ciphertextLength) const =0
	Provides the maximum length of plaintext for a given ciphertext length.
virtual size_t	CiphertextLength (size_t plaintextLength) const =0
	Calculate the length of ciphertext given length of plaintext.
virtual bool	ParameterSupported (const char *name) const =0
	Determines whether this object supports the use of a named parameter.
virtual size_t	FixedCiphertextLength () const
	Provides the fixed ciphertext length, if one exists.
virtual size_t	FixedMaxPlaintextLength () const
	Provides the maximum plaintext length given a fixed ciphertext length.
Public Member Functions inherited from PublicKeyAlgorithm
CryptoMaterial &	AccessMaterial ()
	Retrieves a reference to a Public Key.
const CryptoMaterial &	GetMaterial () const
	Retrieves a reference to a Public Key.
virtual PublicKey &	AccessPublicKey ()=0
	Retrieves a reference to a Public Key.
virtual const PublicKey &	GetPublicKey () const
	Retrieves a reference to a Public Key.
Public Member Functions inherited from Algorithm
	Algorithm (bool checkSelfTestStatus=true)
	Interface for all crypto algorithms.
virtual std::string	AlgorithmName () const
	Provides the name of this algorithm.
virtual std::string	AlgorithmProvider () const
	Retrieve the provider of this algorithm.
Public Member Functions inherited from Clonable
virtual Clonable *	Clone () const
	Copies this object.

Detailed Description

Interface for public-key encryptors.

Definition at line 2702 of file cryptlib.h.

Member Function Documentation

Encrypt()

virtual void PK_Encryptor::Encrypt ( RandomNumberGenerator & rng, const byte * plaintext, size_t plaintextLength, byte * ciphertext, const NameValuePairs & parameters = g_nullNameValuePairs ) const

pure virtual

Encrypt a byte string.

Parameters

rng	a RandomNumberGenerator derived class
plaintext	the plaintext byte buffer
plaintextLength	the size of the plaintext byte buffer
ciphertext	a byte buffer to hold the encrypted string
parameters	a set of NameValuePairs to initialize this object

Precondition

CiphertextLength(plaintextLength) != 0 ensures the plaintext isn't too large

COUNTOF(ciphertext) == CiphertextLength(plaintextLength) ensures the output byte buffer is large enough.

See also

PK_Decryptor

Implemented in DL_EncryptorBase< T >.

CreateEncryptionFilter()

virtual BufferedTransformation * PK_Encryptor::CreateEncryptionFilter ( RandomNumberGenerator & rng, BufferedTransformation * attachment = NULL, const NameValuePairs & parameters = g_nullNameValuePairs ) const

virtual

Create a new encryption filter.

Parameters

rng	a RandomNumberGenerator derived class
attachment	an attached transformation
parameters	a set of NameValuePairs to initialize this object

attachment can be NULL. The caller is responsible for deleting the returned pointer. Encoding parameters should be passed in the "EP" channel.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• cryptlib.h