java.security.spec
Class EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object   
  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

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. 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 the getFormat method of this key specification.

Returns:

a string representation of the encoding format.