com.cms.crypto
Interface KeyRepository

public interface KeyRepository

A public interface that defines methods for locating public and private keys, and their associated Public Key certificates.

Version:

1.00 - 2005/09/25

Author:

support@phillipgriffin.com

Method Summary

java.security.cert.Certificate	getCertificate(byte[] hash) Gets a Public Key certificate (X.509 or other) identified by the message digest (hash) of the entire certificate.
java.security.cert.Certificate	getCertificate(java.lang.String name) Gets a Public Key certificate (X.509 or other).
java.security.PublicKey	getPublicKey(byte[] hash) Gets the public key component of a public-private key pair using the message digest (hash) of a Public Key certificate.
java.security.PublicKey	getPublicKey(java.lang.String name) Gets the public key component of a public-private key pair using the message digest (hash) of a Public Key certificate.
java.security.PrivateKey	PrivateKey(java.lang.String name) Gets the private key component of a public-private key pair.

Method Detail

getCertificate

java.security.cert.Certificate getCertificate(java.lang.String name)

Gets a Public Key certificate (X.509 or other).

Parameters:

name - unique identifier of a Public Key certificate, which indirectly identifies the associated public-private key pair associated with the certificate

getCertificate

java.security.cert.Certificate getCertificate(byte[] hash)

Gets a Public Key certificate (X.509 or other) identified by the message digest (hash) of the entire certificate.

Parameters:

hash - uniquely identifies a Public Key certificate, thus indirectly identifying the associated public-private key pair associated with the certificate

getPublicKey

java.security.PublicKey getPublicKey(java.lang.String name)

Gets the public key component of a public-private key pair using the message digest (hash) of a Public Key certificate.

Parameters:

name - unique identifier of a Public Key certificate, which indirectly identifies the associated public-private key pair associated with the certificate

getPublicKey

java.security.PublicKey getPublicKey(byte[] hash)

Gets the public key component of a public-private key pair using the message digest (hash) of a Public Key certificate.

Parameters:

hash - uniquely identifies a Public Key certificate, thus indirectly identifying the associated public-private key pair associated with the certificate

PrivateKey

java.security.PrivateKey PrivateKey(java.lang.String name)

Gets the private key component of a public-private key pair.

Parameters:

name - unique identifier of a Public Key certificate, which indirectly identifies the associated public-private key pair associated with the certificate