EncryptionFactory

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- com.ibm.commerce.foundation.common.util.encryption.EncryptionFactory

```
public class EncryptionFactory
extends java.lang.Object
```
Factory class that initializes all of the encryption provider classes that will be used at runtime. To retrieve a particular encryption provider, call the following method:
EncryptionFactory.getInstance().getProvider("name of provider")

These are the available encryption provider names and their usage.
- ActiveProvider - This provider is responsible for encrypting and decrypting sensitive data that is stored in the database, for example, credit card data and passwords.
- SessionProvider - This provider is responsible for encrypting and decrypting external facing data such as values in a cookie.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static EncryptionFactory`	`getInstance()` This method returns an instance of the encryption factory for the application.
`EncryptionProvider`	`getProvider(java.lang.String name)` Gets the implementation class of the Provider based on the specified name.

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

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static EncryptionFactory getInstance()
```
    This method returns an instance of the encryption factory for the application.
    
    Returns:
    
    An instance of the encryption factory.
  - getProvider
```
public EncryptionProvider getProvider(java.lang.String name)
```
    Gets the implementation class of the Provider based on the specified name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the provider to get.
    
    Returns:
    
    The encryption provider