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java.security.spec
Class EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object
  java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeySpec

Direct Known Subclasses:

X509EncodedKeySpec

public abstract class EncodedKeySpec
extends java.lang.Object
implements KeySpec

This class represents a public key in encoded format.

Since:

1.2

Version:

1.18, 01/23/03

Author:

Jan Luehe

See Also:

Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

byte[]	getEncoded() Returns the encoded key.
abstract java.lang.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

EncodedKeySpec

public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Parameters:

encodedKey - the encoded key.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the encoded key.

Returns:

the encoded key.

getFormat

public abstract java.lang.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 generated (see KeyFactory) from 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.