Class java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec
java.lang.Object
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+----java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec
- Subclasses:
- PKCS8EncodedKeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec
- public abstract class EncodedKeySpec
- extends Object
- implements KeySpec
This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.
- Since:
- JDK1.2
- See Also:
- Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
Method Summary
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byte[]
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getEncoded()
Returns the encoded key.
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String
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getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this
key specification.
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Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
EncodedKeySpec
public EncodedKeySpec()
getEncoded
public abstract byte[] getEncoded()
- Returns the encoded key.
- Returns:
- the encoded key.
getFormat
public abstract 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:
- a string representation of the encoding format.
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