Interface AsymmetricKey
- All Superinterfaces:
BinaryEncodablePREVIEW, Key, Serializable
- All Known Subinterfaces:
DHPrivateKey, DHPublicKey, DSAPrivateKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPrivateKey, ECPublicKey, EdECPrivateKey, EdECPublicKey, PrivateKey, PublicKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPublicKey, XECPrivateKey, XECPublicKey
public non-sealed interface AsymmetricKey extends Key, BinaryEncodablePREVIEW
An asymmetric key, which can be either a public key or a private key. This interface contains methods that are common to either a public key or a private key.
- Since:
- 22
Field Summary
Fields declared in interface Key
serialVersionUID | Modifier and Type | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
static final long |
serialVersionUID |
Deprecated. |
Method Summary
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
default AlgorithmParameterSpec |
getParams() |
Returns the parameters associated with this key. |
Methods declared in interface Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat | Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
String |
getAlgorithm() |
Returns the standard algorithm name for this key. |
byte[] |
getEncoded() |
Returns the key in its primary encoding format, or null if this key does not support encoding. |
String |
getFormat() |
Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key, or null if this key does not support encoding. |
Method Details
getParams
default AlgorithmParameterSpec getParams()
Returns the parameters associated with this key. The parameters are optional and may be either explicitly specified or implicitly created during key pair generation.
- Implementation Requirements:
- The default implementation returns
null. - Returns:
- the associated parameters, may be
null
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