Java 9: Building Robust Modular Applications

The PrivateKeyEntry class

The KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry class definition is as follows:

    public static final class KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry extends     Object implements KeyStore.Entry

This creates an entry to hold a PrivateKey and the corresponding Certificate chain. This class has the following methods:

• public Certificate getCertificate():
  • Returns the end entity Certificate from the Certificate chain
• public Certificate[] getCertificateChain():
  • Returns the Certificate chain as an array of Certificates
• public PrivateKey getPrivateKey():
  • Returns the PrivateKey from the current entry
• public String toString():
  • Returns the PrivateKeyEntry as a String