In this article, we show you how do use Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) to encrypt or decrypt a text in Data Encryption Standard (DES) mechanism.

Steps…

1. DES Key

Create a DES Key.

    KeyGenerator keygenerator = KeyGenerator.getInstance("DES");
    SecretKey myDesKey = keygenerator.generateKey();

2. Cipher Info

Create a Cipher instance from Cipher class, specify the following information and separated by a slashes (/).

  • Algorithm name
  • Mode (optional)
  • Padding scheme (optional)
    Cipher desCipher;
    // Create the cipher 
    desCipher = Cipher.getInstance("DES/ECB/PKCS5Padding");
Note
DES = Data Encryption Standard.
ECB = Electronic Codebook mode.
PKCS5Padding = PKCS #5-style padding.

In this case, you created a DES (Data Encryption Standard) cipher in Electronic Codebook mode, with PKCS #5-style padding.

3. Convert It

Convert String into Byte[] array format.

    byte[] text = "No body can see me".getBytes();

4. Encrypt It

Make Cipher in encrypt mode, and encrypt it with Cipher.doFinal() method.

    desCipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, myDesKey);
    byte[] textEncrypted = desCipher.doFinal(text);

5. Decrypt It

Make Cipher in decrypt mode, and decrypt it with Cipher.doFinal() method as well.

    desCipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, myDesKey);
    byte[] textDecrypted = desCipher.doFinal(textEncrypted);

6. Full Example

Full Example to show how do use Java’s JCE to encrypt and decrypt text in DES mechanism.

package com.mkyong.util;
 
import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 
import javax.crypto.BadPaddingException;
import javax.crypto.Cipher;
import javax.crypto.IllegalBlockSizeException;
import javax.crypto.KeyGenerator;
import javax.crypto.NoSuchPaddingException;
import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 
public class JEncrytion
{    
	public static void main(String[] argv) {
 
		try{
 
		    KeyGenerator keygenerator = KeyGenerator.getInstance("DES");
		    SecretKey myDesKey = keygenerator.generateKey();
 
		    Cipher desCipher;
 
		    // Create the cipher 
		    desCipher = Cipher.getInstance("DES/ECB/PKCS5Padding");
 
		    // Initialize the cipher for encryption
		    desCipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, myDesKey);
 
		    //sensitive information
		    byte[] text = "No body can see me".getBytes();
 
		    System.out.println("Text [Byte Format] : " + text);
		    System.out.println("Text : " + new String(text));
 
		    // Encrypt the text
		    byte[] textEncrypted = desCipher.doFinal(text);
 
		    System.out.println("Text Encryted : " + textEncrypted);
 
		    // Initialize the same cipher for decryption
		    desCipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, myDesKey);
 
		    // Decrypt the text
		    byte[] textDecrypted = desCipher.doFinal(textEncrypted);
 
		    System.out.println("Text Decryted : " + new String(textDecrypted));
 
		}catch(NoSuchAlgorithmException e){
			e.printStackTrace();
		}catch(NoSuchPaddingException e){
			e.printStackTrace();
		}catch(InvalidKeyException e){
			e.printStackTrace();
		}catch(IllegalBlockSizeException e){
			e.printStackTrace();
		}catch(BadPaddingException e){
			e.printStackTrace();
		} 
 
	}
}

Output

Text [Byte Format] : [B@19b5393
Text : No body can see me
Text Encryted : [B@4e79f1
Text Decryted : No body can see me

Reference

1. JavaTM Cryptography Architecture – http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/security/CryptoSpec.html

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