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## org.mozilla.jss.crypto
Class SecretDecoderRing

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.mozilla.jss.crypto.SecretDecoderRing

public class SecretDecoderRing
extends java.lang.Object

This is a proprietary NSS interface. It is used for encrypting data with a secret key stored in the NSS key database (which is in turn protected with a password). It thus provides a quick, convenient way to encrypt stuff your application wants to keep around for its own use: for example, the list of web passwords stored in the web browser.

A dedicated key is used to encrypt all SecretDecoderRing data. The same key is used for all SDR data, and not for any other data. This key will be generated the first time it is needed.

The cipher used is DES3-EDE (Triple-DES) in CBC mode. The ciphertext is DER-encoded in the following ASN.1 data structure:

        SEQUENCE {
          keyid       OCTET STRING,
          alg         AlgorithmIdentifier,
          ciphertext  OCTET STRING }

You must set the password on the Internal Key Storage Token (aka software token, key3.db) before you use the SecretDecoderRing.

Field Summary
`static java.lang.String` | `encodingFormat`

Constructor Summary
`SecretDecoderRing()`

Method Summary
`byte[]` | `decrypt(byte[] ciphertext)` Decrypts the given ciphertext with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database.
`java.lang.String` | `decryptToString(byte[] ciphertext)` Decrypts the given ciphertext with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database, returning the original plaintext string.
`byte[]` | `encrypt(byte[] plaintext)` Encrypts the given plaintext with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database.
`byte[]` | `encrypt(java.lang.String plaintext)` Encrypts the given plaintext string with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### encodingFormat

    public static final java.lang.String encodingFormat

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### SecretDecoderRing

    public SecretDecoderRing()

Method Detail

### encrypt

    public byte[] encrypt(byte[] plaintext)
                   throws TokenException

  Encrypts the given plaintext with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database.

    `TokenException`

### encrypt

    public byte[] encrypt(java.lang.String plaintext)
                   throws TokenException

  Encrypts the given plaintext string with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database.

    `TokenException`

### decrypt

    public byte[] decrypt(byte[] ciphertext)
                   throws TokenException

  Decrypts the given ciphertext with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database.

    `TokenException`

### decryptToString

    public java.lang.String decryptToString(byte[] ciphertext)
                                     throws TokenException

  Decrypts the given ciphertext with the Secret Decoder Ring key stored in the NSS key database, returning the original plaintext string.

    `TokenException`

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