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diff --git a/docs/html/training/articles/keystore.jd b/docs/html/training/articles/keystore.jd index bbbda67..a4fc2d2 100644 --- a/docs/html/training/articles/keystore.jd +++ b/docs/html/training/articles/keystore.jd @@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ page.title=Android Keystore System </div> </div> -<p>The Android Keystore system lets you store private keys - in a container to make it more difficult to extract from the - device. Once keys are in the keystore, they can be used for - cryptographic operations with the private key material remaining - non-exportable.</p> +<p>The Android Keystore system lets you store cryptographic keys in a container + to make it more difficult to extract from the device. Once keys are in the + keystore, they can be used for cryptographic operations with the key material + remaining non-exportable.</p> <p>The Keystore system is used by the {@link android.security.KeyChain} API as well as the Android @@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ Android Keystore Provider</h2> <p> To use this feature, you use the standard {@link java.security.KeyStore} -and {@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator} classes along with the +and {@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator} or +{@link javax.crypto.KeyGenerator} classes along with the {@code AndroidKeyStore} provider introduced in Android 4.3 (API level 18).</p> <p>{@code AndroidKeyStore} is registered as a {@link @@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ and {@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator} classes along with the java.security.KeyStore#getInstance(String) KeyStore.getInstance(type)} method and as a provider for use with the {@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator#getInstance(String, String) - KeyPairGenerator.getInstance(algorithm, provider)} method.</p> + KeyPairGenerator.getInstance(algorithm, provider)} and {@link + javax.crypto.KeyGenerator#getInstance(String, String) + KeyGenerator.getInstance(algorithm, provider)} methods.</p> <h3 id="GeneratingANewPrivateKey">Generating a New Private Key</h3> @@ -81,6 +83,11 @@ and {@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator} classes along with the {@sample development/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/security/KeyStoreUsage.java generate} +<h3 id="GeneratingANewSecretKey">Generating a New Secret Key</h3> + +<p>To generate the key, use a {@link javax.crypto.KeyGenerator} with + {@link android.security.KeyGeneratorSpec}. + <h3 id="WorkingWithKeyStoreEntries">Working with Keystore Entries</h3> <p>Using the {@code AndroidKeyStore} provider takes place through |