org.xwiki.crypto

Interface AsymmetricKeyFactory

@Role
public interface AsymmetricKeyFactory

Component role for creating key instances and key parameters instances.

Since:

5.4M1

Version:

$Id: 099286eb41d8cda15976e82240ecdd40de6ece4c $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PrivateKeyParameters	fromKey(PrivateKey key) Create a private key parameters from a (compatible) private key.
PublicKeyParameters	fromKey(PublicKey key) Create a public key parameters from a (compatible) public key.
PrivateKeyParameters	fromPKCS8(byte[] encoded) Create a private key parameters from its PKCS#8 encoded form.
PublicKeyParameters	fromX509(byte[] encoded) Create public key parameters from its X.509 encoded form.
PrivateKey	toKey(PrivateKeyParameters key) Create a private key from private key parameters.
PublicKey	toKey(PublicKeyParameters key) Create a public key from public key parameters.

Method Detail

fromX509

PublicKeyParameters fromX509(byte[] encoded)
                      throws IOException

Create public key parameters from its X.509 encoded form.

Parameters:

encoded - an X.509 serialized form of the public key to create.

Returns:

a public key.

Throws:

IOException - on error.

fromPKCS8

PrivateKeyParameters fromPKCS8(byte[] encoded)
                        throws IOException

Create a private key parameters from its PKCS#8 encoded form.

Parameters:

encoded - an PKCS#8 serialized form of the private key to create.

Returns:

a private key.

Throws:

IOException - on error.

fromKey

PublicKeyParameters fromKey(PublicKey key)

Create a public key parameters from a (compatible) public key.

Parameters:

key - any public key.

Returns:

a public key from this factory.

fromKey

PrivateKeyParameters fromKey(PrivateKey key)

Create a private key parameters from a (compatible) private key.

Parameters:

key - any private key.

Returns:

a private key from this factory.

toKey

PublicKey toKey(PublicKeyParameters key)

Create a public key from public key parameters.

Parameters:

key - any public key.

Returns:

a public key from this factory.

toKey

PrivateKey toKey(PrivateKeyParameters key)

Create a private key from private key parameters.

Parameters:

key - any private key.

Returns:

a private key from this factory.