cryptix.provider.key
public class DES_EDE3KeyGenerator extends DESKeyGenerator
A total of 24 bytes are generated, with a parity bit as the LSB of each byte (i.e. there are 2^168 possible keys). The keys are encoded in the order in which they are used for encryption. A Triple DES key is considered weak if any of its constituent keys are weak, or if two or more of those keys are equal, ignoring parity.
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Systemics Ltd on behalf of the
Cryptix Development Team.
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$Revision: 1.2 $
Since: Cryptix 2.2.0a, 2.2.2
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DES_EDE3KeyGenerator() |
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protected boolean | isWeak(byte[] key)
Returns true iff the first 24 bytes of key represent a weak
or semi-weak Triple DES key. |