KeyPair

KeyPair

java.security

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Java 1.1

serializable

This class is a simple container for a PublicKey and a PrivateKey object. Because a KeyPair contains an unprotected private key, it must be used with as much caution as a PrivateKey object.

Figure 14-20. java.security.KeyPair

 public final class  KeyPair  implements Serializable {  // Public Constructors  public  KeyPair  (PublicKey  publicKey  , PrivateKey  privateKey  );  // Public Instance Methods  public PrivateKey  getPrivate  ( );        public PublicKey  getPublic  ( );   } 

Passed To

Signer.setKeyPair( )

Returned By

KeyPairGenerator.{generateKeyPair( ) , genKeyPair( )} , KeyPairGeneratorSpi.generateKeyPair( )