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EncodedKeySpec.java API Doc Java SE 5 API 1745 Fri Aug 26 14:57:18 BST 2005 java.security.spec

EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object

public abstract class EncodedKeySpec extends Object implements KeySpec

This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.

author: Jan Luehe
version: 1.20, 12/19/03
see: java.security.Key
see: java.security.KeyFactory
see: KeySpec
see: X509EncodedKeySpec
see: PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
since: 1.2

Fields Summary
private byte[]
encodedKey
Constructors Summary
public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
param
encodedKey the encoded key. The contents of the array are copied to protect against subsequent modification.
this.encodedKey = (byte[])encodedKey.clone();
Methods Summary
public byte[] getEncoded()
Returns the encoded key.
return
the encoded key. Returns a new array each time this method is called.
return (byte[])this.encodedKey.clone();
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 {@link java.security.Key Key}) can be transformed (see {@link java.security.KeyFactory 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.
return
a string representation of the encoding format.