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 Its functionality has been replaced by java.security.KeyStore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
.
@Deprecated 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.
Identity
, Serialized Formprotected Signer()
Deprecated.
Creates a signer. This constructor should only be used for serialization.
public Signer(String name)
Deprecated.
Creates a signer with the specified identity name.
name
- the identity name.public Signer(String name, IdentityScope scope) throws KeyManagementException
Deprecated.
Creates a signer with the specified identity name and scope.
name
- the identity name.scope
- the scope of the identity.KeyManagementException
- if there is already an identity with the same name in the scope.public PrivateKey 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.
SecurityException
- if a security manager exists and its checkSecurityAccess
method doesn't allow returning the private key.SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
public final void setKeyPair(KeyPair pair) throws InvalidParameterException, KeyException
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.
pair
- an initialized key pair.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.SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
public String toString()
Deprecated.
Returns a string of information about the signer.
toString
in interface Principal
toString
in class Identity
SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)
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