IKey Interface
Definition
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The Key interface is the top-level interface for all keys.
[Android.Runtime.Register("java/security/Key", "", "Java.Security.IKeyInvoker")]
public interface IKey : IDisposable, Java.Interop.IJavaPeerable, Java.IO.ISerializable
[<Android.Runtime.Register("java/security/Key", "", "Java.Security.IKeyInvoker")>]
type IKey = interface
interface ISerializable
interface IJavaObject
interface IDisposable
interface IJavaPeerable
- Derived
- Attributes
- Implements
Remarks
The Key interface is the top-level interface for all keys. It defines the functionality shared by all key objects. All keys have three characteristics:
<UL>
<LI>An Algorithm
This is the key algorithm for that key. The key algorithm is usually an encryption or asymmetric operation algorithm (such as DSA or RSA), which will work with those algorithms and with related algorithms (such as MD5 with RSA, SHA-1 with RSA, Raw DSA, etc.) The name of the algorithm of a key is obtained using the #getAlgorithm() getAlgorithm
method.
<LI>An Encoded Form
This is an external encoded form for the key used when a standard representation of the key is needed outside the Java Virtual Machine, as when transmitting the key to some other party. The key is encoded according to a standard format (such as X.509 SubjectPublicKeyInfo
or PKCS#8), and is returned using the #getEncoded() getEncoded
method. Note: The syntax of the ASN.1 type SubjectPublicKeyInfo
is defined as follows:
SubjectPublicKeyInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,
subjectPublicKey BIT STRING }
AlgorithmIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {
algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
parameters ANY DEFINED BY algorithm OPTIONAL }
For more information, see RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile.
<LI>A Format
This is the name of the format of the encoded key. It is returned by the #getFormat() getFormat
method.
</UL>
Keys are generally obtained through key generators, certificates, key stores or other classes used to manage keys. Keys may also be obtained from key specifications (transparent representations of the underlying key material) through the use of a key factory (see KeyFactory
).
A Key should use KeyRep as its serialized representation. Note that a serialized Key may contain sensitive information which should not be exposed in untrusted environments. See the Security Appendix of the Serialization Specification for more information.
Added in 1.1.
Java documentation for java.security.Key
.
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Fields
SerialVersionUID |
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
Properties
Algorithm |
Returns the name of the algorithm of this key. |
Format |
Returns the name of the format used to encode this key, or |
Handle |
Gets the JNI value of the underlying Android object. (Inherited from IJavaObject) |
JniIdentityHashCode |
Returns the value of |
JniManagedPeerState |
State of the managed peer. (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
JniPeerMembers |
Member access and invocation support. (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
PeerReference |
Returns a JniObjectReference of the wrapped Java object instance. (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
Methods
Disposed() |
Called when the instance has been disposed. (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
DisposeUnlessReferenced() |
If there are no outstanding references to this instance, then
calls |
Finalized() |
Called when the instance has been finalized. (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
GetEncoded() |
Returns the key in its primary encoding format, or null if this key does not support encoding. |
SetJniIdentityHashCode(Int32) |
Set the value returned by |
SetJniManagedPeerState(JniManagedPeerStates) | (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
SetPeerReference(JniObjectReference) |
Set the value returned by |
UnregisterFromRuntime() |
Unregister this instance so that the runtime will not return it from future Java.Interop.JniRuntime+JniValueManager.PeekValue invocations. (Inherited from IJavaPeerable) |
Extension Methods
JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject) |
Performs an Android runtime-checked type conversion. |
JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject) | |
GetJniTypeName(IJavaPeerable) |