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java.security

Class Signer

Implemented Interfaces:
Principal, Serializable
public abstract class Signer
extends Identity
Signer is a subclass of Identity. It is used to store a digital signature key with an Identity.
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Signer()
Trivial constructor for serialization purposes.
Signer(String name)
Constructs a new instance of Signer with the specified identity name.
Signer(String name, IdentityScope scope)
Constructs a new instance of Signer with the specified identity name and IdentityScope.

Method Summary

PrivateKey
getPrivateKey()
Returns the private key of this Signer.
void
setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)
Specifies the KeyPair associated with this Signer.
String
toString()

Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity

addCertificate, certificates, equals, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, identityEquals, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Signer

protected Signer()
Trivial constructor for serialization purposes.

Signer

public Signer(String name)
Constructs a new instance of Signer with the specified identity name.
Parameters:
name - the name of the identity to use.

Signer

public Signer(String name,
              IdentityScope scope)
            throws KeyManagementException
Constructs a new instance of Signer with the specified identity name and IdentityScope.
Parameters:
name - the name of the the identity to use.
scope - the IdentityScope to use.
Throws:
KeyManagementException - if a duplicate identity name exists within scope.

Method Details

getPrivateKey

public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()
Returns the private key of this Signer.
Throws:
SecurityException - if a SecurityManager is installed which disallows this operation.

setKeyPair

public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)
            throws InvalidParameterException,
                   KeyException
Specifies the KeyPair associated with this Signer.
Parameters:
pair - the KeyPair to use.
Throws:
InvalidParameterException - if the key-pair is invalid.
KeyException - if any another key-related error occurs.
SecurityException - if a SecurityManager is installed which disallows this operation.

toString

public String toString()
Specified by:
toString in interface Principal
Overrides:
toString in interface Identity
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