Java Cryptography

Name

Class java.security.Signer

Description

A signer abstracts the notion of a principal (that is, an individual or a corporation) that has a private key and a corresponding public key. Signers may optionally belong to an identity scope, but that usage is now rare.

Class Definition

public abstract class java.security.Signer
  extends java.security.Identity {

  // Constructors
  protected Signer();
  public Signer(String);
  public Signer(String, IdentityScope);

  // Instance Methods
  public PrivateKey getPrivateKey();
  public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair);
  public String toString();
}

See Also

Identity, Principal