Source for java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec

   1: /* EncodedKeySpec.java --- Encoded Key Specificaton class
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  39: package java.security.spec;
  40: 
  41: /**
  42:     Encoded Key Specification class which is used to store 
  43:     byte encoded keys.
  44: 
  45:     @since JDK 1.2
  46: 
  47:     @author Mark Benvenuto
  48: */
  49: public abstract class EncodedKeySpec implements KeySpec
  50: {
  51: 
  52:   private byte[] encodedKey;
  53: 
  54:   /**
  55:      Constructs a new EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key.
  56: 
  57:      @param encodedKey A key to store
  58:   */
  59:   public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey) 
  60:   {
  61:     this.encodedKey = encodedKey;
  62:   }
  63: 
  64:   /**
  65:      Gets the encoded key in byte format.
  66: 
  67:      @returns the encoded key
  68:   */
  69:   public byte[] getEncoded() 
  70:   {
  71:     return this.encodedKey;
  72:   }
  73: 
  74:   /**
  75:      Returns the name of the key format used.
  76: 
  77:      This name is the format such as "PKCS#8" or "X.509" which
  78:      if it matches a Key class name of the same type can be 
  79:      transformed using the apporiate KeyFactory. 
  80: 
  81:      @return a string representing the name
  82:   */
  83:   public abstract String getFormat();
  84: 
  85: }