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package java.security;

/**

 * An enumeration of cryptographic primitives.

 *

 * @since 1.7

 */

public enum CryptoPrimitive {

    /**

     * Hash function

     */

    MESSAGE_DIGEST,

    /**

     * Cryptographic random number generator

     */

    SECURE_RANDOM,

    /**

     * Symmetric primitive: block cipher

     */

    BLOCK_CIPHER,

    /**

     * Symmetric primitive: stream cipher

     */

    STREAM_CIPHER,

    /**

     * Symmetric primitive: message authentication code

     */

    MAC,

    /**

     * Symmetric primitive: key wrap

     */

    KEY_WRAP,

    /**

     * Asymmetric primitive: public key encryption

     */

    PUBLIC_KEY_ENCRYPTION,

    /**

     * Asymmetric primitive: signature scheme

     */

    SIGNATURE,

    /**

     * Asymmetric primitive: key encapsulation mechanism

     */

    KEY_ENCAPSULATION,

    /**

     * Asymmetric primitive: key agreement and key distribution

     */

    KEY_AGREEMENT

}