package org.bouncycastle.crypto.generators;
import org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.ElGamalParameters;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.SecureRandom;
public class ElGamalParametersGenerator
{
private int size;
private int certainty;
private SecureRandom random;
public void init(
int size,
int certainty,
SecureRandom random)
{
this.size = size;
this.certainty = certainty;
this.random = random;
}
which generates the p and g values from the given parameters,
returning the ElGamalParameters object.
Note: can take a while...
/**
* which generates the p and g values from the given parameters,
* returning the ElGamalParameters object.
* <p>
* Note: can take a while...
*/
public ElGamalParameters generateParameters()
{
//
// find a safe prime p where p = 2*q + 1, where p and q are prime.
//
BigInteger[] safePrimes = DHParametersHelper.generateSafePrimes(size, certainty, random);
BigInteger p = safePrimes[0];
BigInteger q = safePrimes[1];
BigInteger g = DHParametersHelper.selectGenerator(p, q, random);
return new ElGamalParameters(p, g);
}
}