# Uses of Class
java.security.SecureRandom

Packages that use SecureRandom
Package
Description
java.security
Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.interfaces
Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm) keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
javax.crypto
Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
javax.net.ssl
Provides classes for the secure socket package.

## Uses of SecureRandom in java.security

Fields in java.security declared as SecureRandom
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`protected SecureRandom`
SignatureSpi.`appRandom`
Application-specified source of randomness.
Methods in java.security that return SecureRandom
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstance(String algorithm)`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that implements the specified Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm.
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstance(String algorithm, String provider)`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that implements the specified Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm.
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstance(String algorithm, Provider provider)`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that implements the specified Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm.
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstance(String algorithm, SecureRandomParameters params)`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that implements the specified Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm and supports the specified `SecureRandomParameters` request.
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstance(String algorithm, SecureRandomParameters params, String provider)`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that implements the specified Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm and supports the specified `SecureRandomParameters` request.
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstance(String algorithm, SecureRandomParameters params, Provider provider)`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that implements the specified Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm and supports the specified `SecureRandomParameters` request.
`static SecureRandom`
SecureRandom.`getInstanceStrong()`
Returns a `SecureRandom` object that was selected by using the algorithms/providers specified in the `securerandom.strongAlgorithms` `Security` property.
Methods in java.security with parameters of type SecureRandom
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected abstract void`
AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi.`engineInit(int size, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this parameter generator for a certain size and source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi.`engineInit(AlgorithmParameterSpec genParamSpec, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this parameter generator with a set of algorithm-specific parameter generation values.
`protected void`
SignatureSpi.`engineInitSign(PrivateKey privateKey, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `Signature` object with the specified private key and source of randomness for signing operations.
`final void`
AlgorithmParameterGenerator.`init(int size, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this parameter generator for a certain size and source of randomness.
`final void`
AlgorithmParameterGenerator.`init(AlgorithmParameterSpec genParamSpec, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this parameter generator with a set of algorithm-specific parameter generation values.
`void`
KeyPairGenerator.`initialize(int keysize, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key pair generator for a certain keysize with the given source of randomness (and a default parameter set).
`void`
KeyPairGenerator.`initialize(AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key pair generator with the given parameter set and source of randomness.
`abstract void`
KeyPairGeneratorSpi.`initialize(int keysize, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key pair generator for a certain keysize, using the default parameter set.
`void`
KeyPairGeneratorSpi.`initialize(AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key pair generator using the specified parameter set and user-provided source of randomness.
`final void`
Signature.`initSign(PrivateKey privateKey, SecureRandom random)`
Initialize this object for signing.

## Uses of SecureRandom in java.security.interfaces

Methods in java.security.interfaces with parameters of type SecureRandom
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
DSAKeyPairGenerator.`initialize(int modlen, boolean genParams, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key pair generator for a given modulus length (instead of parameters), and an optional SecureRandom bit source.
`void`
DSAKeyPairGenerator.`initialize(DSAParams params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key pair generator using the DSA family parameters (p,q and g) and an optional SecureRandom bit source.

## Uses of SecureRandom in javax.crypto

Methods in javax.crypto with parameters of type SecureRandom
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo`
EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo.`encryptKey(PrivateKey key, Key encKey, String algorithm, AlgorithmParameterSpec params, Provider provider, SecureRandom random)`
Preview.
Creates and encrypts an `EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo` from the given `PrivateKey` using the `encKey` and given parameters.
`protected abstract void`
CipherSpi.`engineInit(int opmode, Key key, AlgorithmParameters params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `CipherSpi` object with a key, a set of algorithm parameters, and a source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
CipherSpi.`engineInit(int opmode, Key key, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `CipherSpi` object with a key and a source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
CipherSpi.`engineInit(int opmode, Key key, AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `CipherSpi` object with a key, a set of algorithm parameters, and a source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
KeyAgreementSpi.`engineInit(Key key, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key agreement with the given key and source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
KeyAgreementSpi.`engineInit(Key key, AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key agreement with the given key, set of algorithm parameters, and source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
KeyGeneratorSpi.`engineInit(int keysize, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key generator for a certain keysize, using the given source of randomness.
`protected abstract void`
KeyGeneratorSpi.`engineInit(SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key generator.
`protected abstract void`
KeyGeneratorSpi.`engineInit(AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes the key generator with the specified parameter set and a user-provided source of randomness.
`KEMSpi.EncapsulatorSpi`
KEMSpi.`engineNewEncapsulator(PublicKey publicKey, AlgorithmParameterSpec spec, SecureRandom secureRandom)`
Creates a KEM encapsulator on the KEM sender side.
`final void`
Cipher.`init(int opmode, Certificate certificate, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `Cipher` object with the public key from the given certificate and a source of randomness.
`final void`
Cipher.`init(int opmode, Key key, AlgorithmParameters params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `Cipher` object with a key, a set of algorithm parameters, and a source of randomness.
`final void`
Cipher.`init(int opmode, Key key, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `Cipher` object with a key and a source of randomness.
`final void`
Cipher.`init(int opmode, Key key, AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this `Cipher` object with a key, a set of algorithm parameters, and a source of randomness.
`final void`
KeyAgreement.`init(Key key, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key agreement with the given key and source of randomness.
`final void`
KeyAgreement.`init(Key key, AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key agreement with the given key, set of algorithm parameters, and source of randomness.
`final void`
KeyGenerator.`init(int keysize, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key generator for a certain keysize, using a user-provided source of randomness.
`final void`
KeyGenerator.`init(SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key generator.
`final void`
KeyGenerator.`init(AlgorithmParameterSpec params, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this key generator with the specified parameter set and a user-provided source of randomness.
`KEM.Encapsulator`
KEM.`newEncapsulator(PublicKey publicKey, SecureRandom secureRandom)`
Creates a KEM encapsulator on the KEM sender side.
`KEM.Encapsulator`
KEM.`newEncapsulator(PublicKey publicKey, AlgorithmParameterSpec spec, SecureRandom secureRandom)`
Creates a KEM encapsulator on the KEM sender side.

## Uses of SecureRandom in javax.net.ssl

Methods in javax.net.ssl with parameters of type SecureRandom
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`protected abstract void`
SSLContextSpi.`engineInit(KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm, SecureRandom sr)`
Initializes this context.
`final void`
SSLContext.`init(KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm, SecureRandom random)`
Initializes this context.