Class Signer

java.lang.Object
java.security.Identity
java.security.Signer
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable,Principal
@Deprecated(since="1.2",forRemoval=true)public abstract classSignerextendsIdentity
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
This class is deprecated and subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. It has been replaced byjava.security.KeyStore, thejava.security.cert package, andjava.security.Principal.
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.

Since:
1.1
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  • Constructor Details

    • Signer

      protected Signer()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Creates aSigner. This constructor should only be used for serialization.

    • Signer

      public Signer(String name)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Creates aSigner with the specified identity name.
      Parameters:
      name - the identity name.

    • Signer

      public Signer(String name,IdentityScope scope) throwsKeyManagementException
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Creates aSigner 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 Details

    • getPrivateKey

      public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Returns this signer's private key.

      First, if there is a security manager, itscheckSecurityAccess 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, ornull 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.
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    • setKeyPair

      public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair pair) throwsInvalidParameterException,KeyException
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for thisSigner.

      First, if there is a security manager, itscheckSecurityAccess 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.
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    • toString

      public String toString()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Returns a string of information about theSigner.
      Specified by:
      toString in interface Principal
      Overrides:
      toString in class Identity
      Returns:
      a string of information about theSigner.
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