- java.lang.Object
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- java.security.Identity
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- java.security.Signer
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable, Principal
Deprecated.This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been replaced byjava.security.KeyStore
, thejava.security.cert
package, andjava.security.Principal
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@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
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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.-
Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity
addCertificate, certificates, equals, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, identityEquals, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString
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Constructor Detail
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Signer
protected Signer()
Deprecated.Creates a signer. This constructor should only be used for serialization.
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Signer
public Signer(String name)
Deprecated.Creates a signer with the specified identity name.- Parameters:
name
- the identity name.
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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.
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Method Detail
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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 itscheckSecurityAccess
method doesn't allow returning the private key.- See Also:
SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
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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 itscheckSecurityAccess
method doesn't allow setting the key pair.- See Also:
SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
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