com.itextpdf.text.pdf.crypto
Class IVGenerator

java.lang.Object
  com.itextpdf.text.pdf.crypto.IVGenerator

public final class IVGenerator
extends Object

An initialization vector generator for a CBC block encryption. It's a random generator based on ARCFOUR.

Author:

Paulo Soares

Method Summary

static byte[]	getIV() Gets a 16 byte random initialization vector.
static byte[]	getIV(int len) Gets a random initialization vector.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getIV

public static byte[] getIV()

Gets a 16 byte random initialization vector.

Returns:

a 16 byte random initialization vector

getIV

public static byte[] getIV(int len)

Gets a random initialization vector.

Parameters:

len - the length of the initialization vector

Returns:

a random initialization vector