Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Enums](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive#enumconstants) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive#inhmethods)

# CryptoPrimitive

` public final enum CryptoPrimitive `   
` ` ` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive> ` ` `

|---|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)\<[java.security.CryptoPrimitive](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive)\> ||
|   | ↳ | java.security.CryptoPrimitive |

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*** ** * ** ***

An enumeration of cryptographic primitives.

## Summary

| ### Enum values ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `BLOCK_CIPHER` Symmetric primitive: block cipher |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `KEY_AGREEMENT` Asymmetric primitive: key agreement and key distribution |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `KEY_ENCAPSULATION` Asymmetric primitive: key encapsulation mechanism |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `KEY_WRAP` Symmetric primitive: key wrap |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `MAC` Symmetric primitive: message authentication code |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `MESSAGE_DIGEST` Hash function |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `PUBLIC_KEY_ENCRYPTION` Asymmetric primitive: public key encryption |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `SECURE_RANDOM` Cryptographic random number generator |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `SIGNATURE` Asymmetric primitive: signature scheme |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | `STREAM_CIPHER` Symmetric primitive: stream cipher |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` static https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive#valueOf(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String name) ` |
| ` static final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive#values()() ` |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum ` ` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#clone()() `

Throws CloneNotSupportedException.
` final int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#compareTo(E)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive o) `

Compares this enum with the specified object for order.
` final boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object other) `

Returns true if the specified object is equal to this enum constant.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#finalize()() `

enum classes cannot have finalize methods.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#getDeclaringClass()() `

Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's enum type.
` final int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code for this enum constant.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#name()() `

Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.
` final int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#ordinal()() `

Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#toString()() `

Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration.
` static <T extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum<T>> T` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#valueOf(java.lang.Class<T>,%20java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<T> enumClass, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String name) `

Returns the enum constant of the specified enum class with the specified name.
From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.
From interface ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable ` ` abstract int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable#compareTo(T)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive o) `

Compares this object with the specified object for order.

## Enum values

### BLOCK_CIPHER

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive BLOCK_CIPHER
```

Symmetric primitive: block cipher

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### KEY_AGREEMENT

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive KEY_AGREEMENT
```

Asymmetric primitive: key agreement and key distribution

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### KEY_ENCAPSULATION

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive KEY_ENCAPSULATION
```

Asymmetric primitive: key encapsulation mechanism

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### KEY_WRAP

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive KEY_WRAP
```

Symmetric primitive: key wrap

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### MAC

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive MAC
```

Symmetric primitive: message authentication code

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### MESSAGE_DIGEST

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive MESSAGE_DIGEST
```

Hash function

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### PUBLIC_KEY_ENCRYPTION

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive PUBLIC_KEY_ENCRYPTION
```

Asymmetric primitive: public key encryption

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### SECURE_RANDOM

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive SECURE_RANDOM
```

Cryptographic random number generator

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### SIGNATURE

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive SIGNATURE
```

Asymmetric primitive: signature scheme

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### STREAM_CIPHER

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive STREAM_CIPHER
```

Symmetric primitive: stream cipher

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## Public methods

### valueOf

```
public static CryptoPrimitive valueOf (String name)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `name` | `String` <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | <br /> |

### values

```
public static final CryptoPrimitive[] values ()
```

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/CryptoPrimitive` | <br /> |