ECElGamalEncryptor (Bouncy Castle Library 1.68 API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.bouncycastle.crypto.ec.ECElGamalEncryptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

ECEncryptor
```
public class ECElGamalEncryptor
extends java.lang.Object
implements ECEncryptor
```
this does your basic ElGamal encryption algorithm using EC

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ECElGamalEncryptor()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected ECMultiplier`	`createBasePointMultiplier()`
`ECPair`	`encrypt(ECPoint point)`	Process a single EC point using the basic ElGamal algorithm.
`void`	`init(CipherParameters param)`	initialise the encryptor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ECElGamalEncryptor
```
public ECElGamalEncryptor()
```
- Method Detail
  - init
```
public void init(CipherParameters param)
```
    initialise the encryptor.
    
    Specified by:
    
    init in interface ECEncryptor
    
    Parameters:
    
    param - the necessary EC key parameters.
  - encrypt
```
public ECPair encrypt(ECPoint point)
```
    Process a single EC point using the basic ElGamal algorithm.
    
    Specified by:
    
    encrypt in interface ECEncryptor
    
    Parameters:
    
    point - the EC point to process.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the Elgamal process.
  - createBasePointMultiplier
```
protected ECMultiplier createBasePointMultiplier()
```