java.security
Class Signer

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.security.Identity
        |
        +--java.security.Signer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Principal, Serializable

Deprecated. This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been replaced by java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.

public abstract class Signer

extends Identity

Untamed: 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.

Version:

1.38 01/12/03

Author:

Benjamin Renaud

See Also:

Identity, Serialized Form

Field Summary

private PrivateKey

privateKey Deprecated. The signer's private key.

Fields inherited from class java.security.Identity

certificates, info, scope

Constructor Summary

protected	Signer() Deprecated. Creates a signer.
	Signer(String name) Deprecated. Enabled: Creates a signer with the specified identity name.
	Signer(String name, IdentityScope scope) Deprecated. Enabled: Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope.

Method Summary

private static void	check(String directive) Deprecated.
PrivateKey	getPrivateKey() Deprecated. Enabled: Returns this signer's private key.
(package private) String	printKeys() Deprecated.
void	setKeyPair(KeyPair pair) Deprecated. Enabled: Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for this signer.
String	toString() Deprecated. Suppressed: Returns a string of information about the signer.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity

addCertificate, certificates, equals, fullName, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, identityEquals, printCertificates, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

privateKey

private PrivateKey privateKey

Deprecated.

The signer's private key.

Constructor Detail

Signer

protected Signer()

Deprecated.

Creates a signer. This constructor should only be used for serialization.

Signer

public Signer(String name)

Deprecated.

Enabled: Creates a signer with the specified identity name.

Parameters:

name - the identity name.

Signer

public Signer(String name,
              IdentityScope scope)
       throws KeyManagementException

Deprecated.

Enabled: Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope.

Parameters:

name - the identity name.

scope - the scope of the identity.

Method Detail

getPrivateKey

public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()

Deprecated.

Enabled: Returns this signer's private key.

First, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess 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, or null if the private key has not yet been set.

See Also:

SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)

setKeyPair

public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)
                      throws InvalidParameterException,
                             KeyException

Deprecated.

Enabled: Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for this signer.

First, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess 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.

InvalidParameterException

KeyException

See Also:

SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)

printKeys

String printKeys()

Deprecated.

Overrides:

printKeys in class Identity

toString

public String toString()

Deprecated.

Suppressed: Returns a string of information about the signer.

Specified by:

toString in interface Principal

Overrides:

toString in class Identity

Returns:

a string of information about the signer.

See Also:

SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)

check

private static void check(String directive)

Deprecated.