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PKCS8EncodedKeySpec.java API Doc Java SE 5 API 1942 Fri Aug 26 14:57:18 BST 2005 java.security.spec

PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

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

public class PKCS8EncodedKeySpec extends EncodedKeySpec

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

author: Jan Luehe
version: 1.19, 12/19/03
see: java.security.Key
see: java.security.KeyFactory
see: KeySpec
see: EncodedKeySpec
see: X509EncodedKeySpec
since: 1.2

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
public PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
param
encodedKey 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.
super(encodedKey);
Methods Summary
public byte[] getEncoded()
Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the PKCS #8 standard.
return
the PKCS #8 encoding of the key. Returns a new array each time this method is called.
return super.getEncoded();
public final java.lang.String getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.
return
the string "PKCS#8".
return "PKCS#8";