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Class java.security.spec.X509EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object
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public class X509EncodedKeySpec

extends EncodedKeySpec

This class represents the DER encoding of a public or private key, according to the format specified in the X.509 standard.

Since:

JDK1.2

See Also:

Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

Constructor Summary

X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Method Summary

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

clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait

Constructor Detail

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.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard.

Returns:

the X.509 encoding of the key.

Overrides:

getEncoded in class EncodedKeySpec

getFormat

public final String getFormat()

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

Returns:

the string "X.509".

Overrides:

getFormat in class EncodedKeySpec