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The FIPS 140-2 Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms certified to FIPS 140-2 level 1. This jar contains the debug version JCE provider and low-level API for the BC-FJA version 1.0.2.3, FIPS Certificate #3514. Please note the debug jar is not certified.

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package org.bouncycastle.crypto;

import org.bouncycastle.crypto.asymmetric.AsymmetricKeyPair;

/**
 * Interface describing a key generator for public/private key pairs.
 *
 * @param  the generator's parameters type.
 * @param  the type of the public key.
 * @param  the type of the private key.
 */
public interface AsymmetricKeyPairGenerator
{
    /**
     * Return the parameters being used by this generator.
     *
     * @return the generator's parameters.
     */
    T getParameters();

    /**
     * Return a newly generated key pair.
     *
     * @return a new key pair.
     */
    AsymmetricKeyPair generateKeyPair();
}