public static final class

KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry

extends Object
implements KeyStore.Entry
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.security.KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry

Class Overview

A KeyStore entry that holds a PrivateKey and corresponding certificate chain.

Summary

Public Constructors
KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey, Certificate[] chain)
Constructs a PrivateKeyEntry with a PrivateKey and corresponding certificate chain.
Public Methods
Certificate getCertificate()
Gets the end entity Certificate from the certificate chain in this entry.
Certificate[] getCertificateChain()
Gets the Certificate chain from this entry.
PrivateKey getPrivateKey()
Gets the PrivateKey from this entry.
String toString()
Returns a string representation of this PrivateKeyEntry.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry (PrivateKey privateKey, Certificate[] chain)

Constructs a PrivateKeyEntry with a PrivateKey and corresponding certificate chain.

The specified chain is cloned before it is stored in the new PrivateKeyEntry object.

Parameters
privateKey the PrivateKey
chain an array of Certificates representing the certificate chain. The chain must be ordered and contain a Certificate at index 0 corresponding to the private key.
Throws
NullPointerException if privateKey or chain is null
IllegalArgumentException if the specified chain has a length of 0, if the specified chain does not contain Certificates of the same type, or if the PrivateKey algorithm does not match the algorithm of the PublicKey in the end entity Certificate (at index 0)

Public Methods

public Certificate getCertificate ()

Gets the end entity Certificate from the certificate chain in this entry.

Returns
  • the end entity Certificate (at index 0) from the certificate chain in this entry. If the certificate is of type X.509, the runtime type of the returned certificate is X509Certificate.

public Certificate[] getCertificateChain ()

Gets the Certificate chain from this entry.

The stored chain is cloned before being returned.

Returns
  • an array of Certificates corresponding to the certificate chain for the public key. If the certificates are of type X.509, the runtime type of the returned array is X509Certificate[].

public PrivateKey getPrivateKey ()

Gets the PrivateKey from this entry.

Returns
  • the PrivateKey from this entry

public String toString ()

Returns a string representation of this PrivateKeyEntry.

Returns
  • a string representation of this PrivateKeyEntry.