Module datarush.commons
Package com.pervasive.datarush.encryption

Interface EncryptionProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:
ClearTextEncryptionProvider, DefaultEncryptionProvider
public interface EncryptionProvider
A provider of textual encryption. Encryption providers are used to provide a basic level of encryption for sensitive information. Currently, they are used to encrypt Password's and PrivateKey's within when encoding to JSON. Providers must be registered by creating a file META-INF/services/com.pervasive.datarush.encryption.EncryptionProvider that contains the name of implementation class. Providers are identified by their providerID. The providerID is always captured on on serialization in order to be able to find the correct provider to decrypt upon deserialization.

  • Method Details

    • getProviderID

      String getProviderID()
      Returns a unique identifier for this provider
      Returns:
      the unique identifer for this provider

    • encrypt

      String encrypt(String string)
      Encrypts the given string. The encrypted form may consist of any string format.
      Parameters:
      string - the clear text
      Returns:
      the encrypted text

    • decrypt

      String decrypt(String string)
      Decrypts a given string. This method must be able to decrypt any string produced by encrypt(String).
      Parameters:
      string - the string to decrypt
      Returns:
      the clear text