Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Interface
java.security.PublicKey

Packages that use PublicKey
java.security Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. 
java.security.cert Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths. 
java.security.interfaces Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm) keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186. 
javax.crypto.interfaces Provides interfaces for Diffie-Hellman keys as defined in RSA Laboratories' PKCS #3. 
javax.security.cert Provides classes for public key certificates. 
javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo Classes for parsing and processing KeyInfo elements and structures. 
 

Uses of PublicKey in java.security
 

Methods in java.security that return PublicKey
protected abstract  PublicKey KeyFactorySpi.engineGeneratePublic(KeySpec keySpec)
          Generates a public key object from the provided key specification (key material).
 PublicKey KeyFactory.generatePublic(KeySpec keySpec)
          Generates a public key object from the provided key specification (key material).
 PublicKey KeyPair.getPublic()
          Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair.
 PublicKey Certificate.getPublicKey()
          Deprecated. Returns the key of the principal-key pair being guaranteed by the guarantor.
 PublicKey Identity.getPublicKey()
          Deprecated. Returns this identity's public key.
 

Methods in java.security with parameters of type PublicKey
protected abstract  void SignatureSpi.engineInitVerify(PublicKey publicKey)
          Initializes this signature object with the specified public key for verification operations.
abstract  Identity IdentityScope.getIdentity(PublicKey key)
          Deprecated. Retrieves the identity with the specified public key.
 void Signature.initVerify(PublicKey publicKey)
          Initializes this object for verification.
 void Identity.setPublicKey(PublicKey key)
          Deprecated. Sets this identity's public key.
 boolean SignedObject.verify(PublicKey verificationKey, Signature verificationEngine)
          Verifies that the signature in this SignedObject is the valid signature for the object stored inside, with the given verification key, using the designated verification engine.
 

Constructors in java.security with parameters of type PublicKey
KeyPair(PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey)
          Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key.
 

Uses of PublicKey in java.security.cert
 

Methods in java.security.cert that return PublicKey
 PublicKey TrustAnchor.getCAPublicKey()
          Returns the public key of the most-trusted CA.
 PublicKey PKIXCertPathValidatorResult.getPublicKey()
          Returns the public key of the subject (target) of the certification path, including any inherited public key parameters if applicable.
abstract  PublicKey Certificate.getPublicKey()
          Gets the public key from this certificate.
 PublicKey X509CertSelector.getSubjectPublicKey()
          Returns the subjectPublicKey criterion.
 

Methods in java.security.cert with parameters of type PublicKey
 void X509CertSelector.setSubjectPublicKey(PublicKey key)
          Sets the subjectPublicKey criterion.
abstract  void X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key)
          Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
abstract  void Certificate.verify(PublicKey key)
          Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
abstract  void X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider)
          Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
abstract  void Certificate.verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider)
          Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
 

Constructors in java.security.cert with parameters of type PublicKey
PKIXCertPathBuilderResult(CertPath certPath, TrustAnchor trustAnchor, PolicyNode policyTree, PublicKey subjectPublicKey)
          Creates an instance of PKIXCertPathBuilderResult containing the specified parameters.
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult(TrustAnchor trustAnchor, PolicyNode policyTree, PublicKey subjectPublicKey)
          Creates an instance of PKIXCertPathValidatorResult containing the specified parameters.
TrustAnchor(String caName, PublicKey pubKey, byte[] nameConstraints)
          Creates an instance of TrustAnchor where the most-trusted CA is specified as a distinguished name and public key.
TrustAnchor(X500Principal caPrincipal, PublicKey pubKey, byte[] nameConstraints)
          Creates an instance of TrustAnchor where the most-trusted CA is specified as an X500Principal and public key.
 

Uses of PublicKey in java.security.interfaces
 

Subinterfaces of PublicKey in java.security.interfaces
 interface DSAPublicKey
          The interface to a DSA public key.
 interface ECPublicKey
          The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key.
 interface RSAPublicKey
          The interface to an RSA public key.
 

Uses of PublicKey in javax.crypto.interfaces
 

Subinterfaces of PublicKey in javax.crypto.interfaces
 interface DHPublicKey
          The interface to a Diffie-Hellman public key.
 

Uses of PublicKey in javax.security.cert
 

Methods in javax.security.cert that return PublicKey
abstract  PublicKey Certificate.getPublicKey()
          Gets the public key from this certificate.
 

Methods in javax.security.cert with parameters of type PublicKey
abstract  void Certificate.verify(PublicKey key)
          Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
abstract  void Certificate.verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider)
          Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
 

Uses of PublicKey in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo
 

Methods in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo that return PublicKey
 PublicKey KeyValue.getPublicKey()
          Returns the public key of this KeyValue.
 

Methods in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo with parameters of type PublicKey
abstract  KeyValue KeyInfoFactory.newKeyValue(PublicKey key)
          Creates a KeyValue from the specified public key.
 


Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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