com.nimbusds.jose
Class ECKey.Curve

java.lang.Object
  com.nimbusds.jose.ECKey.Curve

Enclosing class:

ECKey

@Immutable
public static class ECKey.Curve
extends Object

Cryptographic curve. This class is immutable.

Includes constants for the following standard cryptographic curves:

• P_256
• P_384
• P_521

See "Digital Signature Standard (DSS)", FIPS PUB 186-3, June 2009, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Field Summary

static ECKey.Curve	P_256 P-256 curve.
static ECKey.Curve	P_384 P-384 curve.
static ECKey.Curve	P_521 P-521 curve.

Constructor Summary

ECKey.Curve(String name)
Creates a new cryptographic curve with the specified name.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object object) Overrides Object.equals().
String	getName() Gets the name of this cryptographic curve.
static ECKey.Curve	parse(String s) Parses a cryptographic curve from the specified string.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

P_256

public static final ECKey.Curve P_256

P-256 curve.

P_384

public static final ECKey.Curve P_384

P-384 curve.

P_521

public static final ECKey.Curve P_521

P-521 curve.

Constructor Detail

ECKey.Curve

public ECKey.Curve(String name)

Creates a new cryptographic curve with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the cryptographic curve. Must not be null.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the name of this cryptographic curve.

Returns:

The name.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

See Also:

getName()

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Overrides Object.equals().

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - The object to compare to.

Returns:

true if the objects have the same value, otherwise false.

parse

public static ECKey.Curve parse(String s)
                         throws ParseException

Parses a cryptographic curve from the specified string.

Parameters:

s - The string to parse. Must not be null.

Returns:

The cryptographic curve.

Throws:

ParseException - If the string couldn't be parsed.