package org.bouncycastle.crypto.generators;

import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.SecureRandom;

import org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.DHParameters;

public class DHParametersGenerator
{
    private int             size;
    private int             certainty;
    private SecureRandom    random;

    private static final BigInteger TWO = BigInteger.valueOf(2);

    
Initialise the parameters generator.
Params:
  • size – bit length for the prime p
  • certainty – level of certainty for the prime number tests
  • random – a source of randomness
/** * Initialise the parameters generator. * * @param size bit length for the prime p * @param certainty level of certainty for the prime number tests * @param random a source of randomness */
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 DHParameters object.

Note: can take a while...

Returns:a generated Diffie-Hellman parameters object.
/** * which generates the p and g values from the given parameters, * returning the DHParameters object. * <p> * Note: can take a while... * @return a generated Diffie-Hellman parameters object. */
public DHParameters 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 DHParameters(p, g, q, TWO, null); } }