A MessageDigest object starts out initialized. The data is
processed through it using the update
methods. At any point reset can be called
to reset the digest. Once all the data to be updated has been
updated, one of the digest methods should
be called to complete the hash computation.
The digest method can be called once for a given number
of updates. After digest has been called, the MessageDigest
object is reset to its initialized state.
Implementations are free to implement the Cloneable interface. Client applications can test cloneability by attempting cloning and catching the CloneNotSupportedException:
MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA");
try {
md.update(toChapter1);
MessageDigest tc1 = md.clone();
byte[] toChapter1Digest = tc1.digest();
md.update(toChapter2);
...etc.
} catch (CloneNotSupportedException cnse) {
throw new DigestException("couldn't make digest of partial content");
}
Note that if a given implementation is not cloneable, it is still possible to compute intermediate digests by instantiating several instances, if the number of digests is known in advance.
Note that this class is abstract and extends from
MessageDigestSpi for historical reasons.
Application developers should only take notice of the methods defined in
this MessageDigest class; all the methods in
the superclass are intended for cryptographic service providers who wish to
supply their own implementations of message digest algorithms.
DigestInputStreamDigestOutputStreamThis method traverses the list of registered security Providers, starting with the most preferred Provider. A new MessageDigest object encapsulating the MessageDigestSpi implementation from the first Provider that supports the specified algorithm is returned.
Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via
the Security.getProviders() method.
algorithm the name of the algorithm requested.
See Appendix A in the
Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference
for information about standard algorithm names.NoSuchAlgorithmException if no Provider supports a
MessageDigestSpi implementation for the
specified algorithm.ProviderA new MessageDigest object encapsulating the MessageDigestSpi implementation from the specified provider is returned. The specified provider must be registered in the security provider list.
Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via
the Security.getProviders() method.
algorithm the name of the algorithm requested.
See Appendix A in the
Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference
for information about standard algorithm names.provider the name of the provider.NoSuchAlgorithmException if a MessageDigestSpi
implementation for the specified algorithm is not
available from the specified provider.NoSuchProviderException if the specified provider is not
registered in the security provider list.java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the provider name is null
or empty.ProviderA new MessageDigest object encapsulating the MessageDigestSpi implementation from the specified Provider object is returned. Note that the specified Provider object does not have to be registered in the provider list.
algorithm the name of the algorithm requested.
See Appendix A in the
Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference
for information about standard algorithm names.provider the provider.NoSuchAlgorithmException if a MessageDigestSpi
implementation for the specified algorithm is not available
from the specified Provider object.java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the specified provider is null.Providerbuf output buffer for the computed digestoffset offset into the output buffer to begin storing the digestlen number of bytes within buf allotted for the digestbufDigestException if an error occurs.update(input),
passing the input array to the update method,
then calls digest().
input the input to be updated before the digest is
completed.java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException if this is called on an
implementation that does not support Cloneable.java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException if this is called on a
delegate that does not support Cloneable.