This interface represents a private cryptographic key. It extends the Key interface, but does not add any new methods. The interface exists in order to create a strong distinction between private and public keys. See also PublicKey.

Figure 14-30. java.security.PrivateKey

public interface PrivateKey extends Key {
// Public Constants
1.2  public static final long serialVersionUID;  =6034044314589513430
}

Implementations

java.security.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey, java.security.interfaces.ECPrivateKey, java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey, javax.crypto.interfaces.DHPrivateKey

Passed To

KeyPair.KeyPair( ), KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry.PrivateKeyEntry( ), Signature.initSign( ), SignatureSpi.engineInitSign( ), SignedObject.SignedObject( ), javax.security.auth.x500.X500PrivateCredential.X500PrivateCredential( )

Returned By

KeyFactory.generatePrivate( ), KeyFactorySpi.engineGeneratePrivate( ), KeyPair.getPrivate( ), KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry.getPrivateKey( ), Signer.getPrivateKey( ), javax.net.ssl.X509KeyManager.getPrivateKey( ), javax.security.auth.x500.X500PrivateCredential.getPrivateKey( )