RFR: 8331008: Implement JEP 478: Key Derivation Function API (Preview) [v28]

[Kevin Driver]

On Mon, 13 May 2024 09:27:57 GMT, Alan Bateman <alanb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Kevin Driver has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   re-enable preview annotations
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> src/java.base/share/classes/javax/crypto/KDF.java line 457:
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>> 455:      * <p>
>> 456:      * The {@code deriveData} method may be called multiple times once a
>> 457:      * {@code KDF} object is initialized.
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> What does "once a KDF object is initialized" mean? The getInstance methods return a KDF that is initialized, are you saying it's possible to KDF that is only partly initialized? Is this about lazy binding to the provider?

I changed it to: 


     * The {@code deriveXXX} method may be called multiple times on a particular
     * {@code KDF} instance.


Let me know if you view that as an improvement or not.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18924#discussion_r1599177280