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oracle.security.crypto.core
Class RSAKey

java.lang.Object
oracle.security.crypto.core.RSAKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.security.interfaces.RSAKey, java.security.Key, ASN1Object, Streamable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RSAPrivateKey, RSAPublicKey

public abstract class RSAKey

extends java.lang.Object

implements Key, ASN1Object, java.security.interfaces.RSAKey

An abstract class for RSA keys. Input and output is done using ASN.1 DER format.

See Also:

RSAPrivateKey, RSAPublicKey, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.security.Key

serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

protected	RSAKey() Empty constructor.
protected	RSAKey(ASN1Sequence s) Creates an RSAKey from the specified ASN1Sequence.
protected	RSAKey(java.math.BigInteger mod, java.math.BigInteger exp) Creates an RSAKey from the specified BigInteger objects.
protected	RSAKey(byte[] key) Creates an RSAKey from the encoded representation.
protected	RSAKey(java.io.InputStream is) Creates an RSAKey from the specified stream.

Method Summary

protected void	assertAllowExport() If either this key's export flag or the global export flag is set to false, this method throws a KeyExportException.
abstract java.lang.Object	clone() Creates a deep clone of this RSAKey object.
void	erase() Erases the data stored in the key.
java.lang.String	getAlgorithm() Returns the algorithm for which this key is primarily used.
int	getBitLength() Returns the number of bits needed to represent the RSAKey's modulus.
java.math.BigInteger	getExponent() Returns the public exponent in this key is an RSAPublicKey, or the private exponent if this key is an RSAPrivateKey.
java.math.BigInteger	getModulus() Returns the modulus of this RSAKey.
abstract boolean	isPublic() Returns true if this is a public key, false if it's a private key.
int	modulusLength() The length of the modulus in bytes.
void	readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput is) Reads the input stream and initializes the RSA key.
void	setBytes(byte[] key) Set bytes of the key.
void	setModulusExponent(java.math.BigInteger mod, java.math.BigInteger exp) Sets the modulus and the exponent.
void	writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput os) Writes to the output stream the DER encoding of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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

getAllowExport, getEncoded, getFormat

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

input, length, output

Constructor Detail

RSAKey

protected RSAKey()

Empty constructor.

RSAKey

protected RSAKey(byte[] key)
          throws java.io.IOException

Creates an RSAKey from the encoded representation.

Parameters:

key - The encoded representation of the key.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

RSAKey

protected RSAKey(java.io.InputStream is)
          throws java.io.IOException

Creates an RSAKey from the specified stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

RSAKey

protected RSAKey(ASN1Sequence s)
          throws java.io.IOException

Creates an RSAKey from the specified ASN1Sequence.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

RSAKey

protected RSAKey(java.math.BigInteger mod,
                 java.math.BigInteger exp)

Creates an RSAKey from the specified BigInteger objects.

Parameters:

mod - The modulus.

exp - The public exponent in the case of a public key, the private exponent in case of a private key.

Method Detail

getAlgorithm

public java.lang.String getAlgorithm()

Description copied from interface: Key

Returns the algorithm for which this key is primarily used.

Specified by:

getAlgorithm in interface java.security.Key

getBitLength

public int getBitLength()

Returns the number of bits needed to represent the RSAKey's modulus.

0 will be returned if the key has not been initialized.

erase

public void erase()

Erases the data stored in the key.

assertAllowExport

protected void assertAllowExport()

If either this key's export flag or the global export flag is set to false, this method throws a KeyExportException.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

FIPS_140_2.getAllowKeyExport()

clone

public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

Creates a deep clone of this RSAKey object.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A deep clone of the Key instance.

setBytes

public void setBytes(byte[] key)
              throws java.io.IOException

Set bytes of the key.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

modulusLength

public int modulusLength()

The length of the modulus in bytes.

getModulus

public java.math.BigInteger getModulus()

Returns the modulus of this RSAKey.

Specified by:

getModulus in interface java.security.interfaces.RSAKey

getExponent

public java.math.BigInteger getExponent()

Returns the public exponent in this key is an RSAPublicKey, or the private exponent if this key is an RSAPrivateKey.

setModulusExponent

public void setModulusExponent(java.math.BigInteger mod,
                               java.math.BigInteger exp)

Sets the modulus and the exponent.

Parameters:

mod - The modulus.

exp - The public exponent if this key is a public key, or the private exponent if this key is a private key.

isPublic

public abstract boolean isPublic()

Returns true if this is a public key, false if it's a private key.

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput os)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Writes to the output stream the DER encoding of this object.

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Parameters:

os - The output stream to write the encoding to.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput is)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Reads the input stream and initializes the RSA key.

Specified by:

readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Parameters:

is - The stream to read from.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

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