org.cassproject.ebac.identity

Class EcIdentity

java.lang.Object

org.cassproject.ebac.identity.EcIdentity

public class EcIdentity
extends Object

An identity is an alias that a person or system may own. It consists of a private key and a display name. Using the private key we may: 1. Perform all operations of a EcContact. 2. Decrypt messages using our private key. 3. Sign messages, ensuring the recipient knows that we sent the message and it was not altered.

Author:

fritz.ray@eduworks.com

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String	displayName Display name of this identity
EcPpk	ppk Private Key of this identity
String	source String identifying where this identity came from

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EcIdentity()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
static EcIdentity	fromCredential(EbacCredential credential, String secret, String source) Helper function to decrypt a credential (storable version of an identity) into an identity)
EcContact	toContact() Converts an identity to a contact.
EbacCredential	toCredential(String secret) Helper function to encrypt an identity into a credential (storable version of an identity)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ppk

public EcPpk ppk

Private Key of this identity

displayName

public String displayName

Display name of this identity

source

public String source

String identifying where this identity came from

Constructor Detail

EcIdentity

public EcIdentity()

Method Detail

fromCredential

public static EcIdentity fromCredential(EbacCredential credential,
                                        String secret,
                                        String source)

Helper function to decrypt a credential (storable version of an identity) into an identity)

Parameters:

{EbacCredential} - credential Credential to decrypt.

{String} - secret AES secret used to decrypt the credential.

{String} - source Source of the credential, used to track where a credential came from.

Returns:

{EcIdentity} Decrypted identity object, ready for use.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toCredential

public EbacCredential toCredential(String secret)

Helper function to encrypt an identity into a credential (storable version of an identity)

Parameters:

{String} - secret AES secret used to encrypt the credential.

Returns:

{EbacCredential} Encrypted credential object.

toContact

public EcContact toContact()

Converts an identity to a contact.

Returns:

{EcContact} Contact object.