java.security AES encryption key length

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When the key length is 128 bits,everything works. But I got the following exception when I use a key of length 192 or 256 bits.

java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size or default parameters
at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(DashoA13*..)
at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(DashoA13*..)
at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(DashoA13*..)
at javax.crypto.Cipher.init(DashoA13*..)
at javax.crypto.Cipher.init(DashoA13*..)

I found this Java Security: Illegal key size or default parameters?. But after I download the jar files and put it in ${java.home}/lib/security/, I still got the same exception.

score 15 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 12 '15 at 14:20

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Java comes with a default maximum strength of 128 bits.

What you need is a set of files called Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files and is currently available at the Java SE download page. This zip file contains a couple of policy jars, which you need copy over the top of the ones already in the {java.home}/jre/lib/security directory of your JRE.

This will let you change the key strength above 128 bits

edited Sep 12 '15 at 14:20

Aaron Digulla

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answered Oct 21 '13 at 20:25

Cristian Meneses

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But I download the jar files from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-6-download-429243.html, and put it under ${java.home}/lib/security/, still got the exception. – Cacheing Oct 21 '13 at 20:28
Yes, all you need to do is to put those jar files on the lib/security dir of the JRE which is running the java program – Cristian Meneses Oct 21 '13 at 20:33
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@Cacheing Make sure they go in ${java.home}/jre/lib/security, not as you said above ${java.home}/lib/security – Matthew Farwell Oct 21 '13 at 20:58
@Christian The key size is limited to 128 **bits** not bytes. – peter Aug 14 '15 at 12:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '13 at 20:24

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What Java implementation are you using?

If you look at the docs (like here), you can see that they might only support specific key lengths. This one only supports 128 bit.

answered Oct 21 '13 at 20:24

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