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javacard.security
Class CryptoException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              javacard.framework.CardRuntimeException
                  javacard.security.CryptoException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class CryptoException
extends CardRuntimeException

CryptoException represents a cryptography-related exception.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static short	ILLEGAL_USE This reason code is used to indicate that the signature or cipher algorithm does not pad the incoming message and the input message is not block aligned.
static short	ILLEGAL_VALUE This reason code is used to indicate that one or more input parameters is out of allowed bounds.
static short	INVALID_INIT This reason code is used to indicate that the signature or cipher object has not been correctly initialized for the requested operation.
static short	NO_SUCH_ALGORITHM This reason code is used to indicate that the requested algorithm or key type is not supported.
static short	UNINITIALIZED_KEY This reason code is used to indicate that the key is uninitialized.

Constructor Summary

CryptoException(short reason)
Constructs a CryptoException with the specified reason.

Method Summary

static void

throwIt(short reason) Throws an instance of CryptoException with the specified reason.

Methods inherited from class javacard.framework.CardRuntimeException

getReason, setReason

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ILLEGAL_VALUE

public static final short ILLEGAL_VALUE

This reason code is used to indicate that one or more input parameters is out of allowed bounds.

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Constant Field Values

UNINITIALIZED_KEY

public static final short UNINITIALIZED_KEY

This reason code is used to indicate that the key is uninitialized.

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Constant Field Values

NO_SUCH_ALGORITHM

public static final short NO_SUCH_ALGORITHM

This reason code is used to indicate that the requested algorithm or key type is not supported.

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Constant Field Values

INVALID_INIT

public static final short INVALID_INIT

This reason code is used to indicate that the signature or cipher object has not been correctly initialized for the requested operation.

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Constant Field Values

ILLEGAL_USE

public static final short ILLEGAL_USE

This reason code is used to indicate that the signature or cipher algorithm does not pad the incoming message and the input message is not block aligned.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

CryptoException

public CryptoException(short reason)

Constructs a CryptoException with the specified reason. To conserve on resources use throwIt() to use the JCRE-owned instance of this class.

Parameters:

reason - the reason for the exception

Method Detail

throwIt

public static void throwIt(short reason)

Throws an instance of CryptoException with the specified reason.

Parameters:

reason - the reason for the exception

Throws:

CryptoException - always