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Added in API level 1

Provider

public abstract class Provider
extends Properties

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.Dictionary<java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Object>
     ↳ java.util.Hashtable<java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Object>
       ↳ java.util.Properties
         ↳ java.security.Provider
Known Direct Subclasses


This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security. Services that a provider may implement include:

Each provider has a name and a version number, and is configured in each runtime it is installed in.

See The Provider Class in the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference" for information about how a particular type of provider, the cryptographic service provider, works and is installed. However, please note that a provider can be used to implement any security service in Java that uses a pluggable architecture with a choice of implementations that fit underneath.

Some provider implementations may encounter unrecoverable internal errors during their operation, for example a failure to communicate with a security token. A ProviderException should be used to indicate such errors.

The service type Provider is reserved for use by the security framework. Services of this type cannot be added, removed, or modified by applications. The following attributes are automatically placed in each Provider object:

NameValue
Provider.id name String.valueOf(provider.getName())
Provider.id version String.valueOf(provider.getVersion())
Provider.id info String.valueOf(provider.getInfo())
Provider.id className provider.getClass().getName()

Summary

Nested classes

class Provider.Service

The description of a security service. 

Inherited fields

From class java.util.Properties

Protected constructors

Provider(String name, double version, String info)

Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information.

Public methods

void clear()

Clears this provider so that it no longer contains the properties used to look up facilities implemented by the provider.

Enumeration<Object> elements()

Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.

Set<Entry<ObjectObject>> entrySet()

Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property entries contained in this Provider.

void forEach(BiConsumer<? super Object, ? super Object> action)

Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception.

Object get(Object key)

Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if this map contains no mapping for the key.

String getInfo()

Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its services.

String getName()

Returns the name of this provider.

String getProperty(String key)

Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.

Provider.Service getService(String type, String algorithm)

Get the service describing this Provider's implementation of the specified type of this algorithm or alias.

Set<Provider.Service> getServices()

Get an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider.

double getVersion()

Returns the version number for this provider.

Set<Object> keySet()

Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property keys contained in this provider.

Enumeration<Object> keys()

Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

void load(InputStream inStream)

Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream.

Object put(Object key, Object value)

Sets the key property to have the specified value.

void putAll(Map<?, ?> t)

Copies all of the mappings from the specified Map to this provider.

Object remove(Object key)

Removes the key property (and its corresponding value).

String toString()

Returns a string with the name and the version number of this provider.

Collection<Object> values()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the property values contained in this provider.

Protected methods

void putService(Provider.Service s)

Add a service.

void removeService(Provider.Service s)

Remove a service previously added using putService().

Inherited methods

From class java.util.Properties
From class java.util.Hashtable
From class java.util.Dictionary
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.util.Map

Protected constructors

Provider

Added in API level 1
Provider (String name, 
                double version, 
                String info)

Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information.

Parameters
name String: the provider name.
version double: the provider version number.
info String: a description of the provider and its services.

Public methods

clear

Added in API level 1
void clear ()

Clears this provider so that it no longer contains the properties used to look up facilities implemented by the provider.

First, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "clearProviderProperties."+name (where name is the provider name) to see if it's ok to clear this provider. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("clearProviderProperties."+name) permission.

Throws
SecurityException if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess(String) method denies access to clear this provider

elements

Added in API level 1
Enumeration<Object> elements ()

Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable. Use the Enumeration methods on the returned object to fetch the elements sequentially.

Returns
Enumeration<Object> an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.

entrySet

Added in API level 1
Set<Entry<ObjectObject>> entrySet ()

Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property entries contained in this Provider.

Returns
Set<Entry<ObjectObject>> a set view of the mappings contained in this map

See also:

forEach

Added in API level 24
void forEach (BiConsumer<? super Object, ? super Object> action)

Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception. Unless otherwise specified by the implementing class, actions are performed in the order of entry set iteration (if an iteration order is specified.) Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.

Parameters
action BiConsumer: The action to be performed for each entry

get

Added in API level 1
Object get (Object key)

Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if this map contains no mapping for the key.

More formally, if this map contains a mapping from a key k to a value v such that (key.equals(k)), then this method returns v; otherwise it returns null. (There can be at most one such mapping.)

Parameters
key Object: the key whose associated value is to be returned
Returns
Object the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if this map contains no mapping for the key

getInfo

Added in API level 1
String getInfo ()

Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its services. This may return an HTML page, with relevant links.

Returns
String a description of the provider and its services.

getName

Added in API level 1
String getName ()

Returns the name of this provider.

Returns
String the name of this provider.

getProperty

Added in API level 1
String getProperty (String key)

Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list. If the key is not found in this property list, the default property list, and its defaults, recursively, are then checked. The method returns null if the property is not found.

Parameters
key String: the property key.
Returns
String the value in this property list with the specified key value.

getService

Added in API level 1
Provider.Service getService (String type, 
                String algorithm)

Get the service describing this Provider's implementation of the specified type of this algorithm or alias. If no such implementation exists, this method returns null. If there are two matching services, one added to this provider using putService() and one added via put(), the service added via putService() is returned.

Parameters
type String: the type of service requested (for example, MessageDigest)
algorithm String: the case insensitive algorithm name (or alternate alias) of the service requested (for example, SHA-1)
Returns
Provider.Service the service describing this Provider's matching service or null if no such service exists
Throws
NullPointerException if type or algorithm is null

getServices

Added in API level 1
Set<Provider.Service> getServices ()

Get an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider.

Returns
Set<Provider.Service> an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider

getVersion

Added in API level 1
double getVersion ()

Returns the version number for this provider.

Returns
double the version number for this provider.

keySet

Added in API level 1
Set<Object> keySet ()

Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property keys contained in this provider.

Returns
Set<Object> a set view of the keys contained in this map

keys

Added in API level 1
Enumeration<Object> keys ()

Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

Returns
Enumeration<Object> an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

load

Added in API level 1
void load (InputStream inStream)

Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream.

Parameters
inStream InputStream: the input stream.
Throws
IOException if an error occurred when reading from the input stream.

See also:

put

Added in API level 1
Object put (Object key, 
                Object value)

Sets the key property to have the specified value.

First, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name) permission.

Parameters
key Object: the property key.
value Object: the property value.
Returns
Object the previous value of the specified property (key), or null if it did not have one.
Throws
SecurityException if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess(String) method denies access to set property values.

putAll

Added in API level 1
void putAll (Map<?, ?> t)

Copies all of the mappings from the specified Map to this provider. These mappings will replace any properties that this provider had for any of the keys currently in the specified Map.

Parameters
t Map: mappings to be stored in this map

remove

Added in API level 1
Object remove (Object key)

Removes the key property (and its corresponding value).

First, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's properties. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name) permission.

Parameters
key Object: the key for the property to be removed.
Returns
Object the value to which the key had been mapped, or null if the key did not have a mapping.
Throws
SecurityException if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess(String) method denies access to remove this provider's properties.

toString

Added in API level 1
String toString ()

Returns a string with the name and the version number of this provider.

Returns
String the string with the name and the version number for this provider.

values

Added in API level 1
Collection<Object> values ()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the property values contained in this provider.

Returns
Collection<Object> a collection view of the values contained in this map

Protected methods

putService

Added in API level 1
void putService (Provider.Service s)

Add a service. If a service of the same type with the same algorithm name exists and it was added using putService(), it is replaced by the new service. This method also places information about this service in the provider's Hashtable values in the format described in the Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference .

Also, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name) permission.

Parameters
s Provider.Service: the Service to add
Throws
SecurityException if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess(String) method denies access to set property values.
NullPointerException if s is null

removeService

Added in API level 1
void removeService (Provider.Service s)

Remove a service previously added using putService(). The specified service is removed from this provider. It will no longer be returned by getService() and its information will be removed from this provider's Hashtable.

Also, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's properties. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name) permission.

Parameters
s Provider.Service: the Service to be removed
Throws
SecurityException if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess(String) method denies access to remove this provider's properties.
NullPointerException if s is null

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