org.bouncycastle.asn1.nist

Class NISTNamedCurves


public class NISTNamedCurves
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for fetching curves using their NIST names as published in FIPS-PUB 186-2

Method Summary

static X9ECParameters
getByName(String name)
static X9ECParameters
getByOID(DERObjectIdentifier oid)
return the X9ECParameters object for the named curve represented by the passed in object identifier.
static String
getName(DERObjectIdentifier oid)
return the named curve name represented by the given object identifier.
static Enumeration
getNames()
returns an enumeration containing the name strings for curves contained in this structure.
static DERObjectIdentifier
getOID(String name)
return the object identifier signified by the passed in name.

Method Details

getByName

public static X9ECParameters getByName(String name)

getByOID

public static X9ECParameters getByOID(DERObjectIdentifier oid)
return the X9ECParameters object for the named curve represented by the passed in object identifier. Null if the curve isn't present.
Parameters:
oid - an object identifier representing a named curve, if present.

getName

public static String getName(DERObjectIdentifier oid)
return the named curve name represented by the given object identifier.

getNames

public static Enumeration getNames()
returns an enumeration containing the name strings for curves contained in this structure.

getOID

public static DERObjectIdentifier getOID(String name)
return the object identifier signified by the passed in name. Null if there is no object identifier associated with name.
Returns:
the object identifier associated with name, if present.