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oracle.security.crypto.core
Class ECKey

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

ECPrivateKey, ECPublicKey

public abstract class ECKey

extends java.lang.Object

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

An abstract class for elliptic curve crypto-system keys.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.security.Key

serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

protected	ECKey()
protected	ECKey(java.security.interfaces.ECKey ecKey)

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.Object	clone() Performs a deep clone of the Key instance.
void	erase() Erases the sensitive key material of a private or symmetric key, making the key un-usable.
AlgorithmIdentifier	getAlgID()
java.lang.String	getAlgorithm() Returns the algorithm for which this key is primarily used.
int	getBitLength() Returns the number of bits required to represent this key's defining key material.
ASN1Object	getContents()
java.security.interfaces.ECKey	getKey()
java.security.spec.ECParameterSpec	getParams()
void	readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput is)
void	writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput os)

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

ECKey

protected ECKey()

ECKey

protected ECKey(java.security.interfaces.ECKey ecKey)

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()

Description copied from interface: Key

Returns the number of bits required to represent this key's defining key material. For example, in the case of an RSA key, the bit length of the modulus would be returned.

getKey

public java.security.interfaces.ECKey getKey()

getParams

public java.security.spec.ECParameterSpec getParams()

Specified by:

getParams in interface java.security.interfaces.ECKey

getAlgID

public AlgorithmIdentifier getAlgID()

getContents

public ASN1Object getContents()

clone

public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

Description copied from interface: Key

Performs a deep clone of the Key instance.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A deep clone of the Key instance.

erase

public void erase()

Description copied from interface: Key

Erases the sensitive key material of a private or symmetric key, making the key un-usable. Keys may be erased multiple times with no consequences.

Note: After erase() has been invoked, no other methods of the Key object are guaranteed to function correctly. In particular, invoking another method after erase() may result in a NullPointerException being thrown.

writeExternal

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

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readExternal

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

Specified by:

readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

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