Package org.opencastproject.urlsigning.utils

Class SHA256Util

java.lang.Object

org.opencastproject.urlsigning.utils.SHA256Util

public final class SHA256Util
extends Object

A utility class to hash plain text with the SHA-256 algorithm.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	digest(String plainText, String secretKey)	Create a SHA 256 digest string from a string and a secret key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

digest

public static String digest(String plainText,
 String secretKey)
                     throws NoSuchAlgorithmException,
InvalidKeyException,
UnsupportedEncodingException

Create a SHA 256 digest string from a string and a secret key.

Parameters:

plainText - The plaintext string to hash.

secretKey - The key to use to create the hash.

Returns:

Returns a hash of the plain text hashed with the secret key.

Throws:

NoSuchAlgorithmException - Thrown if the algorithm is not supported on this platform.

InvalidKeyException - Thrown if the secret key is invalid.

UnsupportedEncodingException - Thrown if unable to convert bytes into a hex string.