java.security.spec
Class X509EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object
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public class X509EncodedKeySpec

extends EncodedKeySpec

This class represents the DER encoding of a public or private key, according to the format specified in the X.509 standard.

Since:

JDK1.2

See Also:

Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

Constructor Summary

X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Method Summary

byte[]	getEncoded() Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard.
String	getFormat() Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

X509EncodedKeySpec

public X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Parameters:

encodedKey - the key, which is assumed to be encoded according to the X.509 standard.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard.

Returns:

the X.509 encoding of the key.

Overrides:

getEncoded in class EncodedKeySpec

getFormat

public final String getFormat()

Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

Returns:

the string "X.509".

Overrides:

getFormat in class EncodedKeySpec