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31 Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations. The
32 cryptographic operations defined in this package include encryption,
33 key generation and key agreement, and Message Authentication Code
34 (MAC) generation.
35
36 <p>Support for encryption includes symmetric, asymmetric, block, and
37 stream ciphers. This package also supports secure streams and sealed
38 objects.
39
40 <p>Many of the classes provided in this package are provider-based. The
41 class itself defines a programming interface to which applications may
42 write. The implementations themselves may then be written by
43 independent third-party vendors and plugged in seamlessly as needed.
44 Therefore application developers may take advantage of any number of
45 provider-based implementations without having to add or rewrite code.
46
47 <h2>Package Specification</h2>
48
49 <ul>
50 <li><a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html"><b>
51 <b>Java<FONT SIZE=-2><SUP>TM</SUP></FONT>
52 Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name
53 Documentation</b></a></li>
54 </ul>
55
56 <h2>Related Documentation</h2>
57
58 For further documentation, please see:
59 <ul>
60 <li>
61 <a href=
62 "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html">
63 <b>Java<FONT SIZE=-2><SUP>TM</SUP></FONT>
64 Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide
65 </b></a></li>
66 <li>
67 <a href=
68 "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/HowToImplAProvider.html">
69 <b>How to Implement a Provider in the
70 Java<FONT SIZE=-2><SUP>TM</SUP></FONT> Cryptography Architecture
71 </b></a></li>
72 </ul>
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74 @since 1.4
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