Java Cryptography

Name

Class java.security.KeyFactorySpi

Description

This is the Service Provider Interface for a key factory; if you want to implement your own key factory, you do so by extending this class and registering your implementation with an appropriate security provider. Instances of this class are expected to know how to create key objects from external key specifications and vice versa.

Class Definition

public abstract class java.security.KeyFactorySpi
  extends java.lang.Object {

  // Constructors
  public KeyFactorySpi();

  // Protected Instance Methods
  protected abstract PrivateKey engineGeneratePrivate(KeySpec);
  protected abstract PublicKey engineGeneratePublic(KeySpec);
  protected abstract KeySpec engineGetKeySpec(Key, Class);
  protected abstract Key engineTranslateKey(Key);
}

See Also

KeyFactory, KeySpec