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* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
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* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
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*
* Initial Contributors:
* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
*
* Contributors:
*
* Description:
* ** IMPORTANT ** PublishedPartner API's in this file are published to 3rd party developers via the
* Symbian website. Changes to these API's should be treated as PublishedAll API changes and the Security TA should be consulted.
*
*/
/**
@file
@publishedPartner
@released
*/
#ifndef __CRYPTOSTRENGTH_H__
#define __CRYPTOSTRENGTH_H__
/**
* Some builds of the crypto library have restrictions that only allow weak
* ciphers to be used. This class provides static helper functions for
* determining these restrictions.
*/
class TCrypto
{
public:
/**
* Defines the strength of the cipher.
*/
enum TStrength
{
EWeak, EStrong
};
public:
/**
* Gets the allowed cipher strength.
*
* @return The allowed cipher strength.
*/
static IMPORT_C TCrypto::TStrength Strength();
/**
* Indicates whether a symmetric key is small enough to be allowed. Note
* that this function leaves if the key is too large - in other words it can
* never return EFalse.
*
* @param aSymmetricKeyBits The size (in bits) of the symmetric key
* @return Whether the key is small enough to be allowed
*
* @leave KErrKeyNotWeakEnough If the key size is larger than that allowed by the
* cipher strength restrictions of the crypto library.
*/
static IMPORT_C TBool IsSymmetricWeakEnoughL(TInt aSymmetricKeyBits);
/**
* Indicates whether an asymmetric key is small enough to be allowed. Note
* that this function leaves if the key is too large - in other words it can
* never return EFalse.
*
* @param aAsymmetricKeyBits The size (in bits) of the asymmetric key
* @return Whether the key is small enough to be allowed
*
* @leave KErrKeyNotWeakEnough If the key size is larger than that allowed by the
* cipher strength restrictions of the crypto library.
*/
static IMPORT_C TBool IsAsymmetricWeakEnoughL(TInt aAsymmetricKeyBits);
};
#endif //__CRYPTOSTRENGTH_H__