java.security
class KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry

java.lang.Object java.security.KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

KeyStore.Entry

Enclosing class:

KeyStore

public static final class KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry
extends Object
implements KeyStore.Entry

A KeyStore entry that holds a PrivateKey and corresponding certificate chain.

KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry

public KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey,
                                Certificate[] chain)

Constructs a PrivateKeyEntry with a PrivateKey and corresponding certificate chain.

The specified chain is cloned before it is stored in the new PrivateKeyEntry object.

Parameters:

privateKey - the PrivateKey

chain - an array of Certificates representing the certificate chain. The chain must be ordered and contain a Certificate at index 0 corresponding to the private key.

getCertificate

public Certificate getCertificate()

Gets the end entity Certificate from the certificate chain in this entry.

Returns:

the end entity Certificate (at index 0) from the certificate chain in this entry. If the certificate is of type X.509, the runtime type of the returned certificate is X509Certificate.

getCertificateChain

public Certificate[] getCertificateChain()

Gets the Certificate chain from this entry.

The stored chain is cloned before being returned.

Returns:

an array of Certificates corresponding to the certificate chain for the public key. If the certificates are of type X.509, the runtime type of the returned array is X509Certificate[].

getPrivateKey

public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()

Gets the PrivateKey from this entry.

Returns:

the PrivateKey from this entry

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this PrivateKeyEntry.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of this PrivateKeyEntry.