Package java.security.spec

Class PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object

java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec

java.security.spec.PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeySpec

public class PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
extends EncodedKeySpec

The key specification for an encoded private key in ASN.1 format as defined in the PKCS#8 standard.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)	Creates a new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key bytes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	getEncoded()	Returns a copy of the encoded key bytes.
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

PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

public PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key bytes.

Parameters:

encodedKey - the encoded key bytes.

Method Details

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns a copy of the encoded key bytes.

Overrides:

getEncoded in class EncodedKeySpec

Returns:

a copy of the encoded key bytes.

getFormat

public final String getFormat()

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

Specified by:

getFormat in class EncodedKeySpec

Returns:

the string "PKCS#8".