java.lang.Object
java.security.Identity
java.security.Signer
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
,Principal
@Deprecated(since="1.2", forRemoval=true) public abstract class Signer extends Identity
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
This class is used to represent an Identity that can also digitally
sign data.
The management of a signer's private keys is an important and sensitive issue that should be handled by subclasses as appropriate to their intended use.
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
Identity
, Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
ModifierConstructorDescriptionprotected
Signer()
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Creates a signer.Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Creates a signer with the specified identity name.Signer(String name, IdentityScope scope)
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionDeprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Returns this signer's private key.void
setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for this signer.toString()
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Returns a string of information about the signer.Methods declared in class java.security.Identity
addCertificate, certificates, equals, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, identityEquals, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString
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Constructor Details
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Signer
protected Signer()Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Creates a signer. This constructor should only be used for serialization. -
Signer
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Creates a signer with the specified identity name.- Parameters:
name
- the identity name.
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Signer
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope.- Parameters:
name
- the identity name.scope
- the scope of the identity.- Throws:
KeyManagementException
- if there is already an identity with the same name in the scope.
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Method Details
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getPrivateKey
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Returns this signer's private key.First, if there is a security manager, its
checkSecurityAccess
method is called with"getSignerPrivateKey"
as its argument to see if it's ok to return the private key.- Returns:
- this signer's private key, or null if the private key has not yet been set.
- Throws:
SecurityException
- if a security manager exists and itscheckSecurityAccess
method doesn't allow returning the private key.- See Also:
SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
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setKeyPair
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for this signer.First, if there is a security manager, its
checkSecurityAccess
method is called with"setSignerKeyPair"
as its argument to see if it's ok to set the key pair.- Parameters:
pair
- an initialized key pair.- Throws:
InvalidParameterException
- if the key pair is not properly initialized.KeyException
- if the key pair cannot be set for any other reason.SecurityException
- if a security manager exists and itscheckSecurityAccess
method doesn't allow setting the key pair.- See Also:
SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
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toString
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.Returns a string of information about the signer.- Specified by:
toString
in interfacePrincipal
- Overrides:
toString
in classIdentity
- Returns:
- a string of information about the signer.
- See Also:
SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
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java.security.KeyStore
, thejava.security.cert
package, andjava.security.Principal
.