| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.security | 
 Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. 
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| java.security.cert | 
 Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing
 certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and
 certification paths. 
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| java.security.interfaces | 
 Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and
 Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm)
 keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note
 PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature
 Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186. 
 | 
| javax.crypto.interfaces | 
 Provides interfaces for Diffie-Hellman keys as defined in
RSA Laboratories' PKCS #3. 
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| javax.security.cert | 
 Provides classes for public key certificates. 
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| javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo | 
 Classes for parsing and processing  
KeyInfo elements and structures. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
protected abstract PublicKey | 
KeyFactorySpi.engineGeneratePublic(KeySpec keySpec)
Generates a public key object from the provided key
 specification (key material). 
 | 
PublicKey | 
KeyFactory.generatePublic(KeySpec keySpec)
Generates a public key object from the provided key specification
 (key material). 
 | 
PublicKey | 
KeyPair.getPublic()
Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair. 
 | 
PublicKey | 
Identity.getPublicKey()
Deprecated.  
Returns this identity's public key. 
 | 
PublicKey | 
Certificate.getPublicKey()
Deprecated.  
Returns the key of the principal-key pair being guaranteed by
 the guarantor. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
protected abstract void | 
SignatureSpi.engineInitVerify(PublicKey publicKey)
Initializes this signature object with the specified
 public key for verification operations. 
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abstract Identity | 
IdentityScope.getIdentity(PublicKey key)
Deprecated.  
Retrieves the identity with the specified public key. 
 | 
void | 
Signature.initVerify(PublicKey publicKey)
Initializes this object for verification. 
 | 
void | 
Identity.setPublicKey(PublicKey key)
Deprecated.  
Sets this identity's public key. 
 | 
boolean | 
SignedObject.verify(PublicKey verificationKey,
      Signature verificationEngine)
Verifies that the signature in this SignedObject is the valid
 signature for the object stored inside, with the given
 verification key, using the designated verification engine. 
 | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
KeyPair(PublicKey publicKey,
       PrivateKey privateKey)
Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
PublicKey | 
TrustAnchor.getCAPublicKey()
Returns the public key of the most-trusted CA. 
 | 
PublicKey | 
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult.getPublicKey()
Returns the public key of the subject (target) of the certification
 path, including any inherited public key parameters if applicable. 
 | 
abstract PublicKey | 
Certificate.getPublicKey()
Gets the public key from this certificate. 
 | 
PublicKey | 
X509CertSelector.getSubjectPublicKey()
Returns the subjectPublicKey criterion. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
void | 
X509CertSelector.setSubjectPublicKey(PublicKey key)
Sets the subjectPublicKey criterion. 
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abstract void | 
X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key)
Verifies that this CRL was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the given public key. 
 | 
abstract void | 
Certificate.verify(PublicKey key)
Verifies that this certificate was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the specified public key. 
 | 
void | 
X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key,
      Provider sigProvider)
Verifies that this CRL was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the given public key. 
 | 
void | 
Certificate.verify(PublicKey key,
      Provider sigProvider)
Verifies that this certificate was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the specified public key. 
 | 
void | 
X509Certificate.verify(PublicKey key,
      Provider sigProvider)
Verifies that this certificate was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the specified public key. 
 | 
abstract void | 
X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key,
      String sigProvider)
Verifies that this CRL was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the given public key. 
 | 
abstract void | 
Certificate.verify(PublicKey key,
      String sigProvider)
Verifies that this certificate was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the specified public key. 
 | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
PKIXCertPathBuilderResult(CertPath certPath,
                         TrustAnchor trustAnchor,
                         PolicyNode policyTree,
                         PublicKey subjectPublicKey)
Creates an instance of  
PKIXCertPathBuilderResult
 containing the specified parameters. | 
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult(TrustAnchor trustAnchor,
                           PolicyNode policyTree,
                           PublicKey subjectPublicKey)
Creates an instance of  
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult
 containing the specified parameters. | 
TrustAnchor(String caName,
           PublicKey pubKey,
           byte[] nameConstraints)
Creates an instance of  
TrustAnchor where the
 most-trusted CA is specified as a distinguished name and public key. | 
TrustAnchor(X500Principal caPrincipal,
           PublicKey pubKey,
           byte[] nameConstraints)
Creates an instance of  
TrustAnchor where the
 most-trusted CA is specified as an X500Principal and public key. | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
interface  | 
DSAPublicKey
The interface to a DSA public key. 
 | 
interface  | 
ECPublicKey
The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key. 
 | 
interface  | 
RSAPublicKey
The interface to an RSA public key. 
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| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
interface  | 
DHPublicKey
The interface to a Diffie-Hellman public key. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract PublicKey | 
Certificate.getPublicKey()
Gets the public key from this certificate. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract void | 
Certificate.verify(PublicKey key)
Verifies that this certificate was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the specified public key. 
 | 
abstract void | 
Certificate.verify(PublicKey key,
      String sigProvider)
Verifies that this certificate was signed using the
 private key that corresponds to the specified public key. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
PublicKey | 
KeyValue.getPublicKey()
Returns the public key of this  
KeyValue. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract KeyValue | 
KeyInfoFactory.newKeyValue(PublicKey key)
Creates a  
KeyValue from the specified public key. | 
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