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All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Principal

Deprecated.
This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been replaced by java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.
```
@Deprecated
public abstract class Signer
extends Identity
```
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.

See Also:
Identity, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Signer()` Deprecated. Creates a signer.
	`Signer(String name)` Deprecated. Creates a signer with the specified identity name.
	`Signer(String name, IdentityScope scope)` Deprecated. Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope.

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Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`PrivateKey`	`getPrivateKey()` Deprecated. Returns this signer's private key.
`void`	`setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)` Deprecated. Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for this signer.
`String`	`toString()` Deprecated. Returns a string of information about the signer.

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Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity
addCertificate, certificates, equals, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, identityEquals, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Signer
```
protected Signer()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Creates a signer. This constructor should only be used for serialization.
  - Signer
```
public Signer(String name)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Creates a signer with the specified identity name.
    
    Parameters:
    name - the identity name.
  - Signer
```
public Signer(String name,
      IdentityScope scope)
       throws KeyManagementException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    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.
- Method Detail
  - getPrivateKey
```
public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    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 its checkSecurityAccess method doesn't allow returning the private key.
    See Also:
    SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
  - setKeyPair
```
public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)
                      throws InvalidParameterException,
                             KeyException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    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 its checkSecurityAccess method doesn't allow setting the key pair.
    See Also:
    SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns a string of information about the signer.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toString in interface Principal
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Identity
    
    Returns:
    a string of information about the signer.
    See Also:
    SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)

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Class Signer

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Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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Signer

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