NPE is only thrown if protectionAlgorithm is null.
On 21 Jan 2013, at 09:44, taras ledkov wrote:
> class: KeyStore.PasswordProtection
> method: <init>(char[] password, String protectionAlgorithm,
> AlgorithmParameterSpec protectionParameters)
>
> At the javadoc header about protectionParameters:
>
> * @param protectionParameters the encryption algorithm parameter
> * specification, which may be {@code null}
>
> But the first line of the method we can see:
> if (protectionAlgorithm == null) {
> throw new NullPointerException("invalid null input");
> }
>
> I see a contradiction here.
> Please comment.
>
>
> On 18.01.2013 23:53, Vincent Ryan wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Please review the fix for 8006591. It introduces a mechanism to enable
>> stronger PBE algorithms to be specified when encrypting a keystore entry.
>> This allows developers to make use of the new PBE algorithms delivered in
>> JEP-121. Note however that PKCS12 is currently the only keystore that
>> supports this new feature.
>>
>> It is a component of the JEP-166 delivery.
>>
>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vinnie/8006591/webrev.00/
>>
>> Thanks.
>
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> With best regards,
> Taras Ledkov
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