diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/algorithm/StreamEncoding.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/algorithm/StreamEncoding.java
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-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Paul Schaub <vanitasvitae@fsfe.org>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package org.pgpainless.algorithm;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-
-import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPLiteralData;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-/**
- * Enumeration of possible encoding formats of the content of the literal data packet.
- *
- * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880#section-5.9">RFC4880: Literal Data Packet</a>
- */
-public enum StreamEncoding {
-
-    /**
-     * The Literal packet contains binary data.
-     */
-    BINARY(PGPLiteralData.BINARY),
-
-    /**
-     * The Literal packet contains text data, and thus may need line ends converted to local form, or other
-     * text-mode changes.
-     */
-    TEXT(PGPLiteralData.TEXT),
-
-    /**
-     * Indication that the implementation believes that the literal data contains UTF-8 text.
-     */
-    UTF8(PGPLiteralData.UTF8),
-
-    /**
-     * Early versions of PGP also defined a value of 'l' as a 'local' mode for machine-local conversions.
-     * RFC 1991 [RFC1991] incorrectly stated this local mode flag as '1' (ASCII numeral one).
-     * Both of these local modes are deprecated.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    LOCAL('l'),
-    ;
-
-    private final char code;
-
-    private static final Map<Character, StreamEncoding> MAP = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-    static {
-        for (StreamEncoding f : StreamEncoding.values()) {
-            MAP.put(f.code, f);
-        }
-        // RFC 1991 [RFC1991] incorrectly stated local mode flag as '1', see doc of LOCAL.
-        MAP.put('1', LOCAL);
-    }
-
-    StreamEncoding(char code) {
-        this.code = code;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the code identifier of the encoding.
-     *
-     * @return identifier
-     */
-    public char getCode() {
-        return code;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the {@link StreamEncoding} corresponding to the provided code identifier.
-     * If no matching encoding is found, return null.
-     *
-     * @param code identifier
-     * @return encoding enum
-     */
-    @Nullable
-    public static StreamEncoding fromCode(int code) {
-        return MAP.get((char) code);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the {@link StreamEncoding} corresponding to the provided code identifier.
-     * If no matching encoding is found, throw a {@link NoSuchElementException}.
-     *
-     * @param code identifier
-     * @return encoding enum
-     *
-     * @throws NoSuchElementException in case of an unmatched identifier
-     */
-    @Nonnull
-    public static StreamEncoding requireFromCode(int code) {
-        StreamEncoding encoding = fromCode(code);
-        if (encoding == null) {
-            throw new NoSuchElementException("No StreamEncoding found for code " + code);
-        }
-        return encoding;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/algorithm/StreamEncoding.kt b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/algorithm/StreamEncoding.kt
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Paul Schaub <vanitasvitae@fsfe.org>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package org.pgpainless.algorithm
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of possible encoding formats of the content of the literal data packet.
+ *
+ * See [RFC4880: Literal Data Packet](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880#section-5.9)
+ */
+enum class StreamEncoding(val code: Char) {
+
+    /**
+     * The Literal packet contains binary data.
+     */
+    BINARY('b'),
+
+    /**
+     * The Literal packet contains text data, and thus may need line ends converted to local form, or other
+     * text-mode changes.
+     */
+    TEXT('t'),
+
+    /**
+     * Indication that the implementation believes that the literal data contains UTF-8 text.
+     */
+    UTF8('u'),
+
+    /**
+     * Early versions of PGP also defined a value of 'l' as a 'local' mode for machine-local conversions.
+     * RFC 1991 [RFC1991] incorrectly stated this local mode flag as '1' (ASCII numeral one).
+     * Both of these local modes are deprecated.
+     */
+    @Deprecated("LOCAL is deprecated.")
+    LOCAL('l'),
+    ;
+
+    
+    companion object {
+        /**
+         * Return the [StreamEncoding] corresponding to the provided code identifier.
+         * If no matching encoding is found, return null.
+         *
+         * @param code identifier
+         * @return encoding enum
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun fromCode(code: Int): StreamEncoding? {
+            return values().firstOrNull {
+                it.code == code.toChar()
+            } ?: if (code == 1) return LOCAL else null
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Return the [StreamEncoding] corresponding to the provided code identifier.
+         * If no matching encoding is found, throw a [NoSuchElementException].
+         *
+         * @param code identifier
+         * @return encoding enum
+         *
+         * @throws NoSuchElementException in case of an unmatched identifier
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun requireFromCode(code: Int): StreamEncoding {
+            return fromCode(code) ?:
+            throw NoSuchElementException("No StreamEncoding found for code $code")
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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