/*
 * Cay S. Horstmann & Gary Cornell, Core Java
 * Published By Sun Microsystems Press/Prentice-Hall
 * Copyright (C) 1997 Sun Microsystems Inc.
 * All Rights Reserved.
 *
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 */
 
/**
 * This is an implementation of a proposed JCE class. 
 * Only those features that are necessary for the Core Java
 * CAESAR example have been implemented.
 * @version 1.00 10 Sep 1997
 * @author Cay Horstmann
 */

package java.security;

abstract public class KeyGenerator
{  public static KeyGenerator getInstance(String alg)
      throws NoSuchAlgorithmException 
   {  try 
      {  return (KeyGenerator)Security.getImpl(alg, 
            "KeyGenerator", null);
      } catch(NoSuchProviderException e) 
      {  throw new NoSuchAlgorithmException(alg);
      }
   }

   public abstract void initialize(SecureRandom r);
   public abstract Key generateKey();

   public KeyGenerator(String alg) { algorithm = alg; }
   
   private String algorithm;
}