package org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.provider.mceliece;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.PublicKey;

import org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509.AlgorithmIdentifier;
import org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509.SubjectPublicKeyInfo;
import org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.AsymmetricKeyParameter;
import org.bouncycastle.pqc.asn1.McEliecePublicKey;
import org.bouncycastle.pqc.asn1.PQCObjectIdentifiers;
import org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.mceliece.McElieceKeyPairGenerator;
import org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.mceliece.McEliecePublicKeyParameters;
import org.bouncycastle.pqc.math.linearalgebra.GF2Matrix;

This class implements a McEliece public key and is usually instantiated by the McElieceKeyPairGenerator or McElieceKeyFactorySpi.
/** * This class implements a McEliece public key and is usually instantiated by * the {@link McElieceKeyPairGenerator} or {@link McElieceKeyFactorySpi}. */
public class BCMcEliecePublicKey implements PublicKey { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; private McEliecePublicKeyParameters params; public BCMcEliecePublicKey(McEliecePublicKeyParameters params) { this.params = params; }
Return the name of the algorithm.
Returns:"McEliece"
/** * Return the name of the algorithm. * * @return "McEliece" */
public String getAlgorithm() { return "McEliece"; }
Returns:the length of the code
/** * @return the length of the code */
public int getN() { return params.getN(); }
Returns:the dimension of the code
/** * @return the dimension of the code */
public int getK() { return params.getK(); }
Returns:the error correction capability of the code
/** * @return the error correction capability of the code */
public int getT() { return params.getT(); }
Returns:the generator matrix
/** * @return the generator matrix */
public GF2Matrix getG() { return params.getG(); }
Returns:a human readable form of the key
/** * @return a human readable form of the key */
public String toString() { String result = "McEliecePublicKey:\n"; result += " length of the code : " + params.getN() + "\n"; result += " error correction capability: " + params.getT() + "\n"; result += " generator matrix : " + params.getG(); return result; }
Compare this key with another object.
Params:
  • other – the other object
Returns:the result of the comparison
/** * Compare this key with another object. * * @param other the other object * @return the result of the comparison */
public boolean equals(Object other) { if (other instanceof BCMcEliecePublicKey) { BCMcEliecePublicKey otherKey = (BCMcEliecePublicKey)other; return (params.getN() == otherKey.getN()) && (params.getT() == otherKey.getT()) && (params.getG().equals(otherKey.getG())); } return false; }
Returns:the hash code of this key
/** * @return the hash code of this key */
public int hashCode() { return 37 * (params.getN() + 37 * params.getT()) + params.getG().hashCode(); }
Return the keyData to encode in the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure.

The ASN.1 definition of the key structure is

      McEliecePublicKey ::= SEQUENCE {
        n           Integer      -- length of the code
        t           Integer      -- error correcting capability
        matrixG     OctetString  -- generator matrix as octet string
      }
Returns:the keyData to encode in the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure
/** * Return the keyData to encode in the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure. * <p> * The ASN.1 definition of the key structure is * </p> * <pre> * McEliecePublicKey ::= SEQUENCE { * n Integer -- length of the code * t Integer -- error correcting capability * matrixG OctetString -- generator matrix as octet string * } * </pre> * @return the keyData to encode in the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure */
public byte[] getEncoded() { McEliecePublicKey key = new McEliecePublicKey(params.getN(), params.getT(), params.getG()); AlgorithmIdentifier algorithmIdentifier = new AlgorithmIdentifier(PQCObjectIdentifiers.mcEliece); try { SubjectPublicKeyInfo subjectPublicKeyInfo = new SubjectPublicKeyInfo(algorithmIdentifier, key); return subjectPublicKeyInfo.getEncoded(); } catch (IOException e) { return null; } } public String getFormat() { return "X.509"; } AsymmetricKeyParameter getKeyParams() { return params; } }