Package java.security

Class KeyRep

java.lang.Object

java.security.KeyRep

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class KeyRep
extends Object
implements Serializable

KeyRep is a standardized representation for serialized Key objects.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	KeyRep.Type	Type enumerates the supported key types.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
KeyRep(KeyRep.Type type, String algorithm, String format, byte[] encoded)	Constructs a new instance of KeyRep with the specified arguments.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	readResolve()	Resolves and returns the Key object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

KeyRep

public KeyRep(KeyRep.Type type,
String algorithm,
String format,
byte[] encoded)

Constructs a new instance of KeyRep with the specified arguments. The arguments should be obtained from the Key object that has to be serialized.

Parameters:

type - the type of the key.

algorithm - the algorithm (obtained by Key.getAlgorithm()).

format - the format of the key (obtained by Key.getFormat()).

encoded - the encoded byte[] (obtained by Key.getEncoded()).

Throws:

NullPointerException - if type, algorithm, format or encoded is null .

Method Details

readResolve

protected Object readResolve()
                      throws ObjectStreamException

Resolves and returns the Key object. Three KeyRep.Type|format combinations are supported:

• Type.PRIVATE | "PKCS#8" : returns a PrivateKey instance, generated from a key factory (suitable for the algorithm) that is initialized with a PKCS8EncodedKeySpec using the encoded key bytes.
• Type.SECRET | "RAW" : returns a SecretKeySpec instance, created with the encoded key bytes and the algorithm.
• Type.PUBLIC | "X.509": returns a PublicKey instance, generated from a key factory (suitable for the algorithm) that is initialized with a X509EncodedKeySpec using the encoded key bytes.

Returns:

the resolved Key object.

Throws:

ObjectStreamException - if the Type|format combination is not recognized, or the resolution of any key parameter fails.