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31Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations. The
32cryptographic operations defined in this package include encryption,
33key generation and key agreement, and Message Authentication Code
34(MAC) generation.
35
36<p>Support for encryption includes symmetric, asymmetric, block, and
37stream ciphers. This package also supports secure streams and sealed
38objects.
39
40<p>Many of the classes provided in this package are provider-based.  The
41class itself defines a programming interface to which applications may
42write.  The implementations themselves may then be written by
43independent third-party vendors and plugged in seamlessly as needed.
44Therefore application developers may take advantage of any number of
45provider-based implementations without having to add or rewrite code.
46
47<h2>Package Specification</h2>
48
49<ul>
50  <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html"><b>
51    <b>Java<FONT SIZE=-2><SUP>TM</SUP></FONT>
52    Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name
53    Documentation</b></a></li>
54</ul>
55
56<h2>Related Documentation</h2>
57
58For further documentation, please see:
59<ul>
60  <li>
61    <a href=
62      "https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html">
63      <b>Java<FONT SIZE=-2><SUP>TM</SUP></FONT>
64       Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide
65      </b></a></li>
66  <li>
67    <a href=
68      "https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/HowToImplAProvider.html">
69      <b>How to Implement a Provider in the
70      Java<FONT SIZE=-2><SUP>TM</SUP></FONT> Cryptography Architecture
71      </b></a></li>
72</ul>
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74@since 1.4
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