Package 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

The abstract key specification for a public or a private key in encoded format.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)	Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key bytes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	getEncoded()	Returns the encoded key bytes.
abstract String	getFormat()	Returns the name of the encoding format of this encoded key specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

EncodedKeySpec

public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key bytes.

Parameters:

encodedKey - the encoded key bytes.

Method Details

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the encoded key bytes.

Returns:

the encoded key bytes.

getFormat

public abstract String getFormat()

Returns the name of the encoding format of this encoded key specification.

Returns:

the name of the encoding format of this encoded key specification.