public class

X509EncodedKeySpec

extends EncodedKeySpec
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec
     ↳ java.security.spec.X509EncodedKeySpec

Class Overview

This class represents the ASN.1 encoding of a public key, encoded according to the ASN.1 type SubjectPublicKeyInfo. The SubjectPublicKeyInfo syntax is defined in the X.509 standard as follows:

 SubjectPublicKeyInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
   algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,
   subjectPublicKey BIT STRING }
 

Summary

Public Constructors
X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
Public Methods
byte[] getEncoded()
Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard.
final String getFormat()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public X509EncodedKeySpec (byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Parameters
encodedKey the key, which is assumed to be encoded according to the X.509 standard. The contents of the array are copied to protect against subsequent modification.
Throws
NullPointerException if encodedKey is null.

Public Methods

public byte[] getEncoded ()

Returns the key bytes, encoded according to the X.509 standard.

Returns
  • the X.509 encoding of the key. Returns a new array each time this method is called.

public final String getFormat ()

Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

Returns
  • the string "X.509".