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Class java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec

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:

JDK1.2

See Also:

Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

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

Constructor Detail

EncodedKeySpec

public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Parameters:

encodedKey - the encoded key.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the encoded key.

Returns:

the encoded key.

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 the getFormat method of this key specification.

Returns:

a string representation of the encoding format.