java aes 256 java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size after installation the policy

Question

i have a problem with the encrypt of the bytes with an AES 256 key. I already installed the policy. Here's what I've done:

1. download the file: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html
2. I moved the files local_policy and US_export_policy to the directory /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_40.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/security
3. i restart the mac

But still I get an error message with the following code:

KeyGenerator keyGenerator = KeyGenerator.getInstance("AES");
keyGenerator.init(256);
SecretKey secretKey = keyGenerator.generateKey();
Cipher decryption = Cipher.getInstance("AES/CBC/PKCS5PADDING");
decryption.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, secretKey, 
new IvParameterSpec(secretKey.getEncoded())); // <-- Illegal key size

My Java version:

java version "1.7.0_40"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_40-b43)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0-b56, mixed mode)

What i have to do, to use the 256 AES encryption?

Answer 1

Policy files should resolve the issue. Check the path environment variable to confirm that you are using the same jre which has policy files.