oracle.security.crypto.core
Interface PrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:

ASN1Object, java.lang.Cloneable, Key, java.io.Serializable, Streamable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DHPrivateKey, DSAPrivateKey, PrivateKeyPKCS8, RSAPrivateKey

public interface PrivateKey

extends Key, ASN1Object, java.io.Serializable

An interface for a private key.

Method Summary

AlgorithmIdentifier	getAlgID() Returns the algorithm identifier for this key.
ASN1Object	getContents() Returns the contents of this key.
void	initialize(AlgorithmIdentifier algID, ASN1Object contents) Initializes this instance from the given algorithm paramters and key contents.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.security.crypto.core.Key

clone, erase, getAlgorithm, getBitLength, getEncoded, getFormat

Methods inherited from interface oracle.security.crypto.util.Streamable

input, length, output

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(AlgorithmIdentifier algID,
                       ASN1Object contents)
                throws AlgorithmIdentifierException,
                       InvalidInputException

Initializes this instance from the given algorithm paramters and key contents.

Throws:

AlgorithmIdentifierException

InvalidInputException

getAlgID

public AlgorithmIdentifier getAlgID()

Returns the algorithm identifier for this key.

getContents

public ASN1Object getContents()

Returns the contents of this key.