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Class java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec 

java.lang.Object
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    +----java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec
public abstract class EncodedKeySpec
extends Object
implements KeySpec
This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.

Since:
JDK1.2
See Also:
Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

Constructor Index

o EncodedKeySpec()

Method Index

o getEncoded()
Returns the encoded key.
o getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

Constructors

o EncodedKeySpec 
public EncodedKeySpec()

Methods

o getEncoded 
public abstract byte[] getEncoded()
Returns the encoded key.

Returns:
the encoded key.
o getFormat 
public abstract String getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

If the opaque representation of a key (see Key) can be transformed (see 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.

Returns:
a string representation of the encoding format.
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