EncodedKeySpec (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (original) (raw)

java.security.spec

Class EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object extended by java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeySpec

Direct Known Subclasses:

PKCS8EncodedKeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec

public abstract class EncodedKeySpec

extends Object

implements KeySpec

This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.

Since:

1.2

Constructor Summary
EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey) Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Method Summary
byte[]	getEncoded() Returns the encoded key.
abstract String	getFormat() Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29)

Constructor Detail

EncodedKeySpec

public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Parameters:

encodedKey - the encoded key. The contents of the array are copied to protect against subsequent modification.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the encoded key.

Returns:

the encoded key. Returns a new array each time this method is called.

getFormat

public abstract String getFormat()

Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

If the opaque representation of a key (see Key) can be transformed (see KeyFactory) into this key specification (or a subclass of it),getFormat called on the opaque key returns the same value as thegetFormat method of this key specification.

Returns:

a string representation of the encoding format.

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