Package java.security

Class Signer

java.lang.Object

java.security.Identity

java.security.Signer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Principal

@Deprecated
public abstract class Signer
extends Identity

Deprecated.

Use the java.security.cert package and Principal instead.

Signer represents an identity (individual or corporation) that owns a private key and the corresponding public key.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Signer()	Deprecated. Constructs a new instance of Signer.
	Signer(String name)	Deprecated. Constructs a new instance of Signer with the given name.
	Signer(String name, IdentityScope scope)	Deprecated. Constructs a new instance of Signer with the given name in the given scope.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PrivateKey	getPrivateKey()	Deprecated. Returns the private key of this Signer.
void	setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)	Deprecated. Associates the specified key pair with this Signer.
String	toString()	Deprecated. Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this Signer including its name and its scope if present.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity

addCertificate, certificates, equals, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, identityEquals, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Signer

protected Signer()

Deprecated.

Constructs a new instance of Signer.

Signer

public Signer(String name)

Deprecated.

Constructs a new instance of Signer with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the signer.

Signer

public Signer(String name,
IdentityScope scope)
       throws KeyManagementException

Deprecated.

Constructs a new instance of Signer with the given name in the given scope.

Parameters:

name - the name of the signer.

scope - the scope of the signer.

Throws:

KeyManagementException - if a signer with the specified name already exists in the provided scope.

Method Details

getPrivateKey

public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()

Deprecated.

Returns the private key of this Signer.

setKeyPair

public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)
                      throws InvalidParameterException,
KeyException

Deprecated.

Associates the specified key pair with this Signer.

Parameters:

pair - the key pair to associate with this Signer.

Throws:

InvalidParameterException - if the key pair is invalid.

KeyException - if any other key related problem occurs.

toString

public String toString()

Deprecated.

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this Signer including its name and its scope if present.

Specified by:

toString in interface Principal

Overrides:

toString in class Identity

Returns:

a printable representation for this Signer.