base.jdbs.cryptography.asymmetric
Class PrivateKey

java.lang.Object
  base.jdbs.cryptography.Key
      base.jdbs.cryptography.asymmetric.PrivateKey

public class PrivateKey
extends Key

This class is a wrapper for the java.security.PrivateKey and adds facilities to store such wrapped object.

Author:

Guido Angelo Ingenito

Constructor Summary

PrivateKey(java.security.PrivateKey value)
The default PrivateKey constructor.

Method Summary

java.security.PrivateKey	getValue()
void	retrieve(java.io.File file) This method offers the facility to retrieve the keys'content from the file system.
void	store(java.io.File file) This method offers the facility to store the keys'content in the file system.

Methods inherited from class base.jdbs.cryptography.Key

setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PrivateKey

public PrivateKey(java.security.PrivateKey value)

The default PrivateKey constructor.

Parameters:

value - The java.security.PrivateKey associated with this instance.

Method Detail

getValue

public java.security.PrivateKey getValue()

Overrides:

getValue in class Key

Returns:

Returns the value.

store

public void store(java.io.File file)

Description copied from class: Key

This method offers the facility to store the keys'content in the file system.

Specified by:

store in class Key

Parameters:

file - The file where the keys'content must be stored.

retrieve

public void retrieve(java.io.File file)

Description copied from class: Key

This method offers the facility to retrieve the keys'content from the file system.

Specified by:

retrieve in class Key

Parameters:

file - The file from wich the keys'content must be retrieved.