Package java.security

Class KeyStore.PasswordProtection

java.lang.Object

java.security.KeyStore.PasswordProtection

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeyStore.ProtectionParameter, Destroyable

Enclosing class:

KeyStore

public static class KeyStore.PasswordProtection
extends Object
implements KeyStore.ProtectionParameter, Destroyable

PasswordProtection is a ProtectionParameter that protects a KeyStore using a password.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PasswordProtection(char[] password)	Constructs a new instance of PasswordProtection with a password.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	destroy()	Destroys / invalidates the password.
char[]	getPassword()	Returns the password.
boolean	isDestroyed()	Indicates whether the password is invalidated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PasswordProtection

public PasswordProtection(char[] password)

Constructs a new instance of PasswordProtection with a password. A copy of the password is stored in the new PasswordProtection object.

Parameters:

password - the password, maybe null.

Method Details

getPassword

public char[] getPassword()

Returns the password.

Returns:

the password.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the password has been destroyed.

destroy

public void destroy() throws DestroyFailedException

Destroys / invalidates the password.

Specified by:

destroy in interface Destroyable

Throws:

DestroyFailedException - if the password could not be invalidated.

isDestroyed

public boolean isDestroyed()

Indicates whether the password is invalidated.

Specified by:

isDestroyed in interface Destroyable

Returns:

true if the password is invalidated, false otherwise.