Modern Cryptography in OpenJDK: Introduction of Key Encapsulation Mechanisms API

JEP 452, Key Encapsulation Mechanism API, has been marked as completed for JDK 21. This JEP introduces a modern encryption technique for securing symmetric keys using public key cryptography. The API supports various KEM algorithms, including RSA-KEM, ECIES, and those under NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography standardization.

By A N M Bazlur Rahman  

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