Release Notes

2 New Features
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J 6.2.5 Release Notes
New Features
This release of Crypto-J is designed to provide the following new features:
• Updated Algorithm support:
– Implementations of SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, SHA3-512,
SHAKE128, SHAKE256 available using the JCE MessageDigest API.
– Implementation of HKDF available using the JCE API.
– Implementation of HMAC/SHA3-224, HMAC/SHA3-256,
HMAC/SHA3-384, HMAC/SHA3-512 and CMAC available using the JCE
MAC API.
– Implementation of ChaCha20, available using the JCE API.
– Implementation of Poly1305, available using the JCE API.
– Implementation of ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD cipher, available using the
JCE API.
• Crypto-J gives deprecation warnings during compilation. In previous releases,
deprecated Crypto-J classes and class members were only documented as being
deprecated.
Features added in release 6.2.4.0.1:
There are no new features in release 6.2.4.0.1.
Features added in release 6.2.4:
The new features added in release 6.2.4 include:
• Updated platform support.
For more information, see Operating Environment Information.
• Support for the Single-Step KDF algorithm.
For more information, see Key Derivation Algorithms.
• Support for the RSA-KEM-KWS algorithm.
For more information, see Asymmetric Encryption and Decryption Algorithms.
• Key Confirmation extended JCE API added for use in SP 800 56 A/B Key
Agreement and Key Transport schemes.