Uses of Class javax.crypto.Cipher (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )

## Uses of Class
javax.crypto.Cipher

- Packages that use Cipher
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.crypto | Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.

- - ### Uses of Cipher in javax.crypto

    Subclasses of Cipher in javax.crypto
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `NullCipher` | The NullCipher class is a class that provides an "identity cipher" -- one that does not transform the plain text.

    Methods in javax.crypto that return Cipher
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Cipher` | Cipher.`getInstance​(String transformation)` | Returns a `Cipher` object that implements the specified transformation.
    `static Cipher` | Cipher.`getInstance​(String transformation, String provider)` | Returns a `Cipher` object that implements the specified transformation.
    `static Cipher` | Cipher.`getInstance​(String transformation, Provider provider)` | Returns a `Cipher` object that implements the specified transformation.

    Methods in javax.crypto with parameters of type Cipher
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `PKCS8EncodedKeySpec` | EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo.`getKeySpec​(Cipher cipher)` | Extract the enclosed PKCS8EncodedKeySpec object from the encrypted data and return it.
    `Object` | SealedObject.`getObject​(Cipher c)` | Retrieves the original (encapsulated) object.

    Constructors in javax.crypto with parameters of type Cipher
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `CipherInputStream​(InputStream is, Cipher c)` | Constructs a CipherInputStream from an InputStream and a Cipher.
    `CipherOutputStream​(OutputStream os, Cipher c)` | Constructs a CipherOutputStream from an OutputStream and a Cipher.
    `SealedObject​(Serializable object, Cipher c)` | Constructs a SealedObject from any Serializable object.