package org.bouncycastle.crypto;


Block cipher engines are expected to conform to this interface.
/** * Block cipher engines are expected to conform to this interface. */
public interface BlockCipher {
Initialise the cipher.
Params:
  • forEncryption – if true the cipher is initialised for encryption, if false for decryption.
  • params – the key and other data required by the cipher.
Throws:
/** * Initialise the cipher. * * @param forEncryption if true the cipher is initialised for * encryption, if false for decryption. * @param params the key and other data required by the cipher. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the params argument is * inappropriate. */
public void init(boolean forEncryption, CipherParameters params) throws IllegalArgumentException;
Return the name of the algorithm the cipher implements.
Returns:the name of the algorithm the cipher implements.
/** * Return the name of the algorithm the cipher implements. * * @return the name of the algorithm the cipher implements. */
public String getAlgorithmName();
Return the block size for this cipher (in bytes).
Returns:the block size for this cipher in bytes.
/** * Return the block size for this cipher (in bytes). * * @return the block size for this cipher in bytes. */
public int getBlockSize();
Process one block of input from the array in and write it to the out array.
Params:
  • in – the array containing the input data.
  • inOff – offset into the in array the data starts at.
  • out – the array the output data will be copied into.
  • outOff – the offset into the out array the output will start at.
Throws:
Returns:the number of bytes processed and produced.
/** * Process one block of input from the array in and write it to * the out array. * * @param in the array containing the input data. * @param inOff offset into the in array the data starts at. * @param out the array the output data will be copied into. * @param outOff the offset into the out array the output will start at. * @exception DataLengthException if there isn't enough data in in, or * space in out. * @exception IllegalStateException if the cipher isn't initialised. * @return the number of bytes processed and produced. */
public int processBlock(byte[] in, int inOff, byte[] out, int outOff) throws DataLengthException, IllegalStateException;
Reset the cipher. After resetting the cipher is in the same state as it was after the last init (if there was one).
/** * Reset the cipher. After resetting the cipher is in the same state * as it was after the last init (if there was one). */
public void reset(); }