(Java) Transition from RandomizeKey to GenRandomBytesENC

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated RandomizeKey method calls with GenRandomBytesENC.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    crypt.put_CryptAlgorithm("aes");
    crypt.put_CipherMode("cbc");
    crypt.put_KeyLength(256);
    // ...

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The RandomizeKey method is deprecated:

    // Generates and sets a random 32-byte (256-bit) secret key.
    crypt.RandomizeKey();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using GenRandomBytesENC followed by SetEncodedKey

    crypt.put_EncodingMode("base64");
    String randomKeyBase64 = crypt.genRandomBytesENC(32);
    crypt.SetEncodedKey(randomKeyBase64,"base64");
  }
}