java.security
Class Signer

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.security.Identity
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        +--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 Its functionality has been replaced by java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.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

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.

See Also:

Identity, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected	Signer copy-> new Signer() copy-> <Signer var> = new Signer(); Deprecated. Creates a signer. This constructor should only be used for serialization.
	Signer copy-> new Signer( ) copy-> <Signer var> = new Signer(<String name>); Deprecated. Creates a signer with the specified identity name. Parameters: name - the identity name.
	Signer copy-> new Signer(, ) copy-> <Signer var> = new Signer(<String name>, <IdentityScope scope>); Deprecated. Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope. Parameters: name - the identity name. scope - the scope of the identity. Throws: KeyManagementException - if there is already an identity with the same name in the scope.

Method Summary

PrivateKey	getPrivateKey() copy-> .getPrivateKey() copy-> <PrivateKey var>=<Signer>.getPrivateKey(); Deprecated. 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. Throws: SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess method doesn't allow returning the private key. See Also: SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
void	setKeyPair(KeyPair pair) copy-> .setKeyPair( ) copy-> <Signer>.setKeyPair(<KeyPair pair>); Deprecated. 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. Throws: InvalidParameterException - if the key pair is not properly initialized. KeyException - if the key pair cannot be set for any other reason. SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess method doesn't allow setting the key pair. See Also: SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
String	toString() copy-> .toString() copy-> <String var>=<Signer>.toString(); Deprecated. Returns a string of information about the signer. Overrides: toString in class Identity Returns: a string of information about the signer.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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