java_src/src/main/java/com/google/crypto/tink/hybrid/internal/HpkeKem.java

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package com.google.crypto.tink.hybrid.internal;

import com.google.errorprone.annotations.Immutable;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;

/**
 * Interface for Hybrid Public Key Encryption (HPKE) key encapsulation mechanism (KEM).
 *
 * <p>HPKE RFC is available at https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9180.html.
 */
@Immutable
interface HpkeKem {
  /**
   * Generates and encapsulates a shared secret using the {@code recipientPublicKey}. Returns a
   * {@link com.google.crypto.tink.hybrid.internal.HpkeKemEncapOutput} object that contains the raw
   * shared secret and the encapsulated key. The HPKE RFC refers to this method as Encap(), which is
   * used by the sender.
   *
   * @throws GeneralSecurityException when either the shared secret cannot be generated or the
   *     shared secret cannot be encapsulated.
   */
  HpkeKemEncapOutput encapsulate(byte[] recipientPublicKey) throws GeneralSecurityException;

  /**
   * Extracts the shared secret from {@code encapsulatedKey} using {@code recipientPrivateKey}.
   * Returns the raw shared secret. The HPKE RFC refers to this method as Decap(), which is used
   * by the recipient.
   *
   * @throws GeneralSecurityException if the shared secret cannot be extracted.
   */
  byte[] decapsulate(byte[] encapsulatedKey, HpkeKemPrivateKey recipientPrivateKey)
      throws GeneralSecurityException;

  /**
   * Returns the HPKE KEM algorithm identifier for the underlying KEM implementation.
   *
   * <p>More details at
   * https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9180.html#name-key-encapsulation-mechanism.
   */
  byte[] getKemId() throws GeneralSecurityException;
}