Name

Class java.security.KeyPair

Description

Public and private keys are mathematically related to each other and hence are generated together; this class provides an encapsulation of both the keys as a convenience to key generation.

Class Definition

public final class java.security.KeyPair
  extends java.lang.Object {

  // Constructors
  public KeyPair(PublicKey, PrivateKey);

  // Instance Methods
  public PrivateKey getPrivate();
  public PublicKey getPublic();
}

See Also

KeyPairGenerator, PrivateKey, PublicKey

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