KeyPair (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • java.security.KeyPair

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

public final class KeyPair
extends Object
implements Serializable
This class is a simple holder for a key pair (a public key and a private key). It does not enforce any security, and, when initialized, should be treated like a PrivateKey.
See Also:
PublicKey, PrivateKey, Serialized Form

• • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  KeyPair(PublicKey publicKey,PrivateKey privateKey)	Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key.

  • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  PrivateKey	getPrivate()	Returns a reference to the private key component of this key pair.
  PublicKey	getPublic()	Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair.

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• • Constructor Detail

     * #### KeyPair  
     public KeyPair([PublicKey](../../java/security/PublicKey.html "interface in java.security") publicKey,  
                    [PrivateKey](../../java/security/PrivateKey.html "interface in java.security") privateKey)  
     Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key.  
     Note that this constructor only stores references to the public and private key components in the generated key pair. This is safe, because `Key` objects are immutable.  
     Parameters:  
     `publicKey` \- the public key.  
     `privateKey` \- the private key.  

  • Method Detail

    * #### getPublic  
    public [PublicKey](../../java/security/PublicKey.html "interface in java.security") getPublic()  
    Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair.  
    Returns:  
    a reference to the public key.  
    * #### getPrivate  
    public [PrivateKey](../../java/security/PrivateKey.html "interface in java.security") getPrivate()  
    Returns a reference to the private key component of this key pair.  
    Returns:  
    a reference to the private key.

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