PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
public class PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
extends EncodedKeySpec
| java.lang.Object | ||
| ↳ | java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec | |
| ↳ | java.security.spec.PKCS8EncodedKeySpec | |
This class represents the ASN.1 encoding of a private key, encoded according to the ASN.1 type PrivateKeyInfo. The PrivateKeyInfo syntax is defined in the PKCS#8 standard as follows:
PrivateKeyInfo ::= SEQUENCE { version Version, privateKeyAlgorithm PrivateKeyAlgorithmIdentifier, privateKey PrivateKey, attributes [0] IMPLICIT Attributes OPTIONAL } Version ::= INTEGER PrivateKeyAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier PrivateKey ::= OCTET STRING Attributes ::= SET OF Attribute Summary
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PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey) Creates a new | |
PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey, String algorithm) Creates a new | |
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byte[] | getEncoded() Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the PKCS #8 standard. |
final String | getFormat() Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification. |
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Public constructors
PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
public PKCS8EncodedKeySpec (byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
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encodedKey | byte: the key, which is assumed to be encoded according to the PKCS #8 standard. The contents of the array are copied to protect against subsequent modification. |
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NullPointerException | if encodedKey is null. |
PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
public PKCS8EncodedKeySpec (byte[] encodedKey, String algorithm)
Creates a new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key and algorithm. This constructor is useful when subsequent callers of the PKCS8EncodedKeySpec object might not know the algorithm of the private key.
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encodedKey | byte: the key, which is assumed to be encoded according to the PKCS #8 standard. The contents of the array are copied to protect against subsequent modification. |
algorithm | String: the algorithm name of the encoded private key See the KeyFactory section in the Java Security Standard Algorithm Names Specification for information about standard algorithm names. |
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NullPointerException | if encodedKey or algorithm is null. |
IllegalArgumentException | if algorithm is the empty string "" |
Public methods
getEncoded
public byte[] getEncoded ()
Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the PKCS #8 standard.
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byte[] | the PKCS #8 encoding of the key. Returns a new array each time this method is called. |
getFormat
public final String getFormat ()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.
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String | the string "PKCS#8". |