X509EncodedKeySpec (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
java.security.spec
Class X509EncodedKeySpec
java.lang.Object
java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec
java.security.spec.X509EncodedKeySpec
All Implemented Interfaces:
public class X509EncodedKeySpec
extends EncodedKeySpec
This class represents the ASN.1 encoding of a public key, encoded according to the ASN.1 type SubjectPublicKeyInfo. The SubjectPublicKeyInfo syntax is defined in the X.509 standard as follows:
SubjectPublicKeyInfo ::= SEQUENCE { algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier, subjectPublicKey BIT STRING }
Since:
1.2
See Also:
Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
| Constructor Summary |
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| X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey) Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key. |
| Method Summary | |
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| byte[] | getEncoded() Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard. |
| String | getFormat() Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification. |
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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| clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29) |
| Constructor Detail |
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X509EncodedKeySpec
public X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
Parameters:
encodedKey - the key, which is assumed to be encoded according to the X.509 standard. The contents of the array are copied to protect against subsequent modification.
Throws:
[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if encodedKey is null.
| Method Detail |
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getEncoded
public byte[] getEncoded()
Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard.
Overrides:
[getEncoded](../../../java/security/spec/EncodedKeySpec.html#getEncoded%28%29) in class [EncodedKeySpec](../../../java/security/spec/EncodedKeySpec.html "class in java.security.spec")
Returns:
the X.509 encoding of the key. Returns a new array each time this method is called.
getFormat
public final String getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.
Specified by:
[getFormat](../../../java/security/spec/EncodedKeySpec.html#getFormat%28%29) in class [EncodedKeySpec](../../../java/security/spec/EncodedKeySpec.html "class in java.security.spec")
Returns:
the string "X.509".
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