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The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 to JDK 1.8. Note: this package includes the NTRU encryption algorithms.

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package org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.spec;


import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec;

/**
 * This class provides a specification for the parameters of the CCA2-secure
 * variants of the McEliece PKCS that are used with
 * {@link McElieceFujisakiCipher}, {@link McElieceKobaraImaiCipher}, and
 * {@link McEliecePointchevalCipher}.
 *
 * @see McElieceFujisakiCipher
 * @see McElieceKobaraImaiCipher
 * @see McEliecePointchevalCipher
 */
public class McElieceCCA2ParameterSpec
    implements AlgorithmParameterSpec
{

    /**
     * The default message digest ("SHA256").
     */
    public static final String DEFAULT_MD = "SHA256";

    private String mdName;

    /**
     * Construct the default parameters. Choose the
     */
    public McElieceCCA2ParameterSpec()
    {
        this(DEFAULT_MD);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param mdName the name of the hash function
     */
    public McElieceCCA2ParameterSpec(String mdName)
    {
        // check whether message digest is available
        // TODO: this method not used!
//        try {
//            Registry.getMessageDigest(mdName);
//        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException nsae) {
//            throw new InvalidParameterException("Message digest '" + mdName
//                    + "' not found'.");
//        }

        // assign message digest name
        this.mdName = mdName;
    }

    /**
     * @return the name of the hash function
     */
    public String getMDName()
    {
        return mdName;
    }

}