public
abstract
class
EncodedKeySpec
extends Object
implements
KeySpec
| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec |
 Known Direct Subclasses
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This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.
Public constructors | |
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EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key. |
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Public methods | |
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byte[]
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getEncoded()
Returns the encoded key. |
abstract
String
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getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification. |
Inherited methods | |
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From
class
java.lang.Object
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EncodedKeySpec (byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
| Parameters | |
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encodedKey |
byte:
the encoded key. The contents of the
array are copied to protect against subsequent modification. |
| Throws | |
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NullPointerException |
if encodedKey
is null.
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byte[] getEncoded ()
Returns the encoded key.
| Returns | |
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byte[] |
the encoded key. Returns a new array each time this method is called. |
String getFormat ()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.
If the opaque representation of a key
(see Key) can be transformed
(see KeyFactory)
into this key specification (or a subclass of it),
getFormat called
on the opaque key returns the same value as the
getFormat method
of this key specification.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
a string representation of the encoding format. |
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