This KeyStore.Entry implementation represents a private key. getPrivateKey( ) returns the key. getCertificateChain( ) returns the certificate chain of the corresponding public key. The first element of the returned array is the certificate of the ultimate certificate authority (CA). This "end entity" certificate is also available through the getCertificate( ) method.

public static final class KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry implements KeyStore.Entry {
// Public Constructors
     public PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey, java.security.cert.
        Certificate[ ] chain);  
// Public Instance Methods
     public java.security.cert.Certificate getCertificate( );  
     public java.security.cert.Certificate[ ] getCertificateChain( );  
     public PrivateKey getPrivateKey( );  
// Public Methods Overriding Object
     public String toString( );  
}