public
abstract
class
KeyStoreSpi
extends Object
java.lang.Object | |
↳ | java.security.KeyStoreSpi |
This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI)
for the KeyStore
class.
All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each
cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation
of a keystore for a particular keystore type.
See also:
Public constructors | |
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KeyStoreSpi()
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Public methods | |
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abstract
Enumeration<String>
|
engineAliases()
Lists all the alias names of this keystore. |
abstract
boolean
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engineContainsAlias(String alias)
Checks if the given alias exists in this keystore. |
abstract
void
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engineDeleteEntry(String alias)
Deletes the entry identified by the given alias from this keystore. |
boolean
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engineEntryInstanceOf(String alias, Class<? extends KeyStore.Entry> entryClass)
Determines if the keystore |
abstract
Certificate
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engineGetCertificate(String alias)
Returns the certificate associated with the given alias. |
abstract
String
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engineGetCertificateAlias(Certificate cert)
Returns the (alias) name of the first keystore entry whose certificate matches the given certificate. |
abstract
Certificate[]
|
engineGetCertificateChain(String alias)
Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias. |
abstract
Date
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engineGetCreationDate(String alias)
Returns the creation date of the entry identified by the given alias. |
KeyStore.Entry
|
engineGetEntry(String alias, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)
Gets a |
abstract
Key
|
engineGetKey(String alias, char[] password)
Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it. |
abstract
boolean
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engineIsCertificateEntry(String alias)
Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias
was created by a call to |
abstract
boolean
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engineIsKeyEntry(String alias)
Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias
was created by a call to |
void
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engineLoad(KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)
Loads the keystore using the given
|
abstract
void
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engineLoad(InputStream stream, char[] password)
Loads the keystore from the given input stream. |
abstract
void
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engineSetCertificateEntry(String alias, Certificate cert)
Assigns the given certificate to the given alias. |
void
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engineSetEntry(String alias, KeyStore.Entry entry, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)
Saves a |
abstract
void
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engineSetKeyEntry(String alias, Key key, char[] password, Certificate[] chain)
Assigns the given key to the given alias, protecting it with the given password. |
abstract
void
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engineSetKeyEntry(String alias, byte[] key, Certificate[] chain)
Assigns the given key (that has already been protected) to the given alias. |
abstract
int
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engineSize()
Retrieves the number of entries in this keystore. |
void
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engineStore(KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)
Stores this keystore using the given
|
abstract
void
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engineStore(OutputStream stream, char[] password)
Stores this keystore to the given output stream, and protects its integrity with the given password. |
Inherited methods | |
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From
class
java.lang.Object
|
Enumeration<String> engineAliases ()
Lists all the alias names of this keystore.
Returns | |
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Enumeration<String> |
enumeration of the alias names |
boolean engineContainsAlias (String alias)
Checks if the given alias exists in this keystore.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
Returns | |
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boolean |
true if the alias exists, false otherwise |
void engineDeleteEntry (String alias)
Deletes the entry identified by the given alias from this keystore.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if the entry cannot be removed. |
boolean engineEntryInstanceOf (String alias, Class<? extends KeyStore.Entry> entryClass)
Determines if the keystore Entry
for the specified
alias
is an instance or subclass of the specified
entryClass
.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
entryClass |
Class :
the entry class |
Returns | |
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boolean |
true if the keystore Entry for the specified
alias is an instance or subclass of the
specified entryClass , false otherwise |
Certificate engineGetCertificate (String alias)
Returns the certificate associated with the given alias.
If the given alias name identifies an entry
created by a call to setCertificateEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
TrustedCertificateEntry
,
then the trusted certificate contained in that entry is returned.
If the given alias name identifies an entry
created by a call to setKeyEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
PrivateKeyEntry
,
then the first element of the certificate chain in that entry
(if a chain exists) is returned.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
Returns | |
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Certificate |
the certificate, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not contain a certificate. |
String engineGetCertificateAlias (Certificate cert)
Returns the (alias) name of the first keystore entry whose certificate matches the given certificate.
This method attempts to match the given certificate with each
keystore entry. If the entry being considered was
created by a call to setCertificateEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
TrustedCertificateEntry
,
then the given certificate is compared to that entry's certificate.
If the entry being considered was
created by a call to setKeyEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
PrivateKeyEntry
,
then the given certificate is compared to the first
element of that entry's certificate chain.
Parameters | |
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cert |
Certificate :
the certificate to match with. |
Returns | |
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String |
the alias name of the first entry with matching certificate, or null if no such entry exists in this keystore. |
Certificate[] engineGetCertificateChain (String alias)
Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias.
The certificate chain must have been associated with the alias
by a call to setKeyEntry
,
or by a call to setEntry
with a
PrivateKeyEntry
.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
Returns | |
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Certificate[] |
the certificate chain (ordered with the user's certificate first and the root certificate authority last), or null if the given alias does not exist or does not contain a certificate chain |
Date engineGetCreationDate (String alias)
Returns the creation date of the entry identified by the given alias.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
Returns | |
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Date |
the creation date of this entry, or null if the given alias does not exist |
KeyStore.Entry engineGetEntry (String alias, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)
Gets a KeyStore.Entry
for the specified alias
with the specified protection parameter.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
get the KeyStore.Entry for this alias |
protParam |
KeyStore.ProtectionParameter :
the ProtectionParameter
used to protect the Entry ,
which may be null |
Returns | |
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KeyStore.Entry |
the KeyStore.Entry for the specified alias,
or null if there is no such entry |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if the operation failed |
NoSuchAlgorithmException |
if the algorithm for recovering the entry cannot be found |
UnrecoverableEntryException |
if the specified
protParam were insufficient or invalid |
UnrecoverableKeyException |
if the entry is a
PrivateKeyEntry or SecretKeyEntry
and the specified protParam does not contain
the information needed to recover the key (e.g. wrong password) |
Key engineGetKey (String alias, char[] password)
Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given
password to recover it. The key must have been associated with
the alias by a call to setKeyEntry
,
or by a call to setEntry
with a
PrivateKeyEntry
or SecretKeyEntry
.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
password |
char :
the password for recovering the key |
Returns | |
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Key |
the requested key, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not identify a key-related entry. |
Throws | |
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NoSuchAlgorithmException |
if the algorithm for recovering the key cannot be found |
UnrecoverableKeyException |
if the key cannot be recovered (e.g., the given password is wrong). |
boolean engineIsCertificateEntry (String alias)
Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias
was created by a call to setCertificateEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
TrustedCertificateEntry
.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias for the keystore entry to be checked |
Returns | |
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boolean |
true if the entry identified by the given alias contains a trusted certificate, false otherwise. |
boolean engineIsKeyEntry (String alias)
Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias
was created by a call to setKeyEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
PrivateKeyEntry
or a SecretKeyEntry
.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias for the keystore entry to be checked |
Returns | |
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boolean |
true if the entry identified by the given alias is a key-related, false otherwise. |
void engineLoad (KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)
Loads the keystore using the given
KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter
.
Note that if this KeyStore has already been loaded, it is reinitialized and loaded again from the given parameter.
Parameters | |
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param |
KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter :
the KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter
that specifies how to load the keystore,
which may be null |
Throws | |
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IllegalArgumentException |
if the given
KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter
input is not recognized |
IOException |
if there is an I/O or format problem with the
keystore data. If the error is due to an incorrect
ProtectionParameter (e.g. wrong password)
the cause of the
IOException should be an
UnrecoverableKeyException |
NoSuchAlgorithmException |
if the algorithm used to check the integrity of the keystore cannot be found |
CertificateException |
if any of the certificates in the keystore could not be loaded |
void engineLoad (InputStream stream, char[] password)
Loads the keystore from the given input stream.
A password may be given to unlock the keystore (e.g. the keystore resides on a hardware token device), or to check the integrity of the keystore data. If a password is not given for integrity checking, then integrity checking is not performed.
Parameters | |
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stream |
InputStream :
the input stream from which the keystore is loaded,
or null |
password |
char :
the password used to check the integrity of
the keystore, the password used to unlock the keystore,
or null |
Throws | |
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IOException |
if there is an I/O or format problem with the
keystore data, if a password is required but not given,
or if the given password was incorrect. If the error is due to a
wrong password, the cause of the
IOException should be an
UnrecoverableKeyException |
NoSuchAlgorithmException |
if the algorithm used to check the integrity of the keystore cannot be found |
CertificateException |
if any of the certificates in the keystore could not be loaded |
void engineSetCertificateEntry (String alias, Certificate cert)
Assigns the given certificate to the given alias.
If the given alias identifies an existing entry
created by a call to setCertificateEntry
,
or created by a call to setEntry
with a
TrustedCertificateEntry
,
the trusted certificate in the existing entry
is overridden by the given certificate.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
cert |
Certificate :
the certificate |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if the given alias already exists and does not identify an entry containing a trusted certificate, or this operation fails for some other reason. |
void engineSetEntry (String alias, KeyStore.Entry entry, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)
Saves a KeyStore.Entry
under the specified alias.
The specified protection parameter is used to protect the
Entry
.
If an entry already exists for the specified alias, it is overridden.
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
save the KeyStore.Entry under this alias |
entry |
KeyStore.Entry :
the Entry to save |
protParam |
KeyStore.ProtectionParameter :
the ProtectionParameter
used to protect the Entry ,
which may be null |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if this operation fails |
void engineSetKeyEntry (String alias, Key key, char[] password, Certificate[] chain)
Assigns the given key to the given alias, protecting it with the given password.
If the given key is of type java.security.PrivateKey
,
it must be accompanied by a certificate chain certifying the
corresponding public key.
If the given alias already exists, the keystore information associated with it is overridden by the given key (and possibly certificate chain).
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
key |
Key :
the key to be associated with the alias |
password |
char :
the password to protect the key |
chain |
Certificate :
the certificate chain for the corresponding public
key (only required if the given key is of type
java.security.PrivateKey ). |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if the given key cannot be protected, or this operation fails for some other reason |
void engineSetKeyEntry (String alias, byte[] key, Certificate[] chain)
Assigns the given key (that has already been protected) to the given alias.
If the protected key is of type
java.security.PrivateKey
,
it must be accompanied by a certificate chain certifying the
corresponding public key.
If the given alias already exists, the keystore information associated with it is overridden by the given key (and possibly certificate chain).
Parameters | |
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alias |
String :
the alias name |
key |
byte :
the key (in protected format) to be associated with the alias |
chain |
Certificate :
the certificate chain for the corresponding public
key (only useful if the protected key is of type
java.security.PrivateKey ). |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if this operation fails. |
int engineSize ()
Retrieves the number of entries in this keystore.
Returns | |
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int |
the number of entries in this keystore |
void engineStore (KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)
Stores this keystore using the given
KeyStore.LoadStoreParmeter
.
Parameters | |
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param |
KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter :
the KeyStore.LoadStoreParmeter
that specifies how to store the keystore,
which may be null |
Throws | |
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IllegalArgumentException |
if the given
KeyStore.LoadStoreParmeter
input is not recognized |
IOException |
if there was an I/O problem with data |
NoSuchAlgorithmException |
if the appropriate data integrity algorithm could not be found |
CertificateException |
if any of the certificates included in the keystore data could not be stored |
void engineStore (OutputStream stream, char[] password)
Stores this keystore to the given output stream, and protects its integrity with the given password.
Parameters | |
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stream |
OutputStream :
the output stream to which this keystore is written. |
password |
char :
the password to generate the keystore integrity check |
Throws | |
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IOException |
if there was an I/O problem with data |
NoSuchAlgorithmException |
if the appropriate data integrity algorithm could not be found |
CertificateException |
if any of the certificates included in the keystore data could not be stored |