Package se.swedenconnect.security.credential.utils

Class PrivateKeyUtils

java.lang.Object

se.swedenconnect.security.credential.utils.PrivateKeyUtils

public class PrivateKeyUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for handling private keys.

Author:

Martin Lindström (martin@idsec.se), Stefan Santesson (stefan@idsec.se)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static PrivateKey	decodePrivateKey(byte[] bytes)	Decodes a private key in DER, PEM, and unencrypted PKCS#8 formats.
static PrivateKey	decodePrivateKey(InputStream stream)	Decodes a private key in DER, PEM, and unencrypted PKCS#8 formats.
static PrivateKey	decodePrivateKey(Resource resource)	Decodes a private key in DER, PEM, and unencrypted PKCS#8 formats.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

decodePrivateKey

public static PrivateKey decodePrivateKey(byte[] bytes)
                                   throws KeyException

Decodes a private key in DER, PEM, and unencrypted PKCS#8 formats.

Parameters:

bytes - the key bytes

Returns:

the decoded private key

Throws:

KeyException - for decoding errors

decodePrivateKey

public static PrivateKey decodePrivateKey(InputStream stream)
                                   throws KeyException

Decodes a private key in DER, PEM, and unencrypted PKCS#8 formats.

The method does not close the input stream.

Parameters:

stream - the input stream

Returns:

the decoded private key

Throws:

KeyException - for decoding errors

decodePrivateKey

public static PrivateKey decodePrivateKey(Resource resource)
                                   throws KeyException

Decodes a private key in DER, PEM, and unencrypted PKCS#8 formats.

Parameters:

resource - the resource

Returns:

the decoded private key

Throws:

KeyException - for decoding errors