Uses of Interface
java.security.PublicKey

Packages that use PublicKey

Package	Description
java.security	Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.cert	Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
java.security.interfaces	Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm) keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
javax.crypto.interfaces	Provides interfaces for Diffie-Hellman keys as defined in RSA Laboratories' PKCS #3.
javax.security.cert	Provides classes for public key certificates.
javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo	Classes for parsing and processing KeyInfo elements and structures.

Uses of PublicKey in java.security

Methods in java.security that return PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract PublicKey	KeyFactorySpi.engineGeneratePublic(KeySpec keySpec) Generates a public key object from the provided key specification (key material).
PublicKey	KeyFactory.generatePublic(KeySpec keySpec) Generates a public key object from the provided key specification (key material).
PublicKey	KeyPair.getPublic() Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair.
PublicKey	Certificate.getPublicKey() Deprecated. Returns the key of the principal-key pair being guaranteed by the guarantor.
PublicKey	Identity.getPublicKey() Deprecated. Returns this identity's public key.

Methods in java.security with parameters of type PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract void	SignatureSpi.engineInitVerify(PublicKey publicKey) Initializes this signature object with the specified public key for verification operations.
abstract Identity	IdentityScope.getIdentity(PublicKey key) Deprecated. Retrieves the identity with the specified public key.
void	Signature.initVerify(PublicKey publicKey) Initializes this object for verification.
void	Identity.setPublicKey(PublicKey key) Deprecated. Sets this identity's public key.
boolean	SignedObject.verify(PublicKey verificationKey, Signature verificationEngine) Verifies that the signature in this SignedObject is the valid signature for the object stored inside, with the given verification key, using the designated verification engine.

Constructors in java.security with parameters of type PublicKey

Constructor and Description
KeyPair(PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey) Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key.

Uses of PublicKey in java.security.cert

Methods in java.security.cert that return PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PublicKey	TrustAnchor.getCAPublicKey() Returns the public key of the most-trusted CA.
PublicKey	PKIXCertPathValidatorResult.getPublicKey() Returns the public key of the subject (target) of the certification path, including any inherited public key parameters if applicable.
abstract PublicKey	Certificate.getPublicKey() Gets the public key from this certificate.
PublicKey	X509CertSelector.getSubjectPublicKey() Returns the subjectPublicKey criterion.

Methods in java.security.cert with parameters of type PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	X509CertSelector.setSubjectPublicKey(PublicKey key) Sets the subjectPublicKey criterion.
abstract void	Certificate.verify(PublicKey key) Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
abstract void	X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key) Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
void	Certificate.verify(PublicKey key, Provider sigProvider) Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
void	X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key, Provider sigProvider) Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
void	X509Certificate.verify(PublicKey key, Provider sigProvider) Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
abstract void	Certificate.verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider) Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
abstract void	X509CRL.verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider) Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.

Constructors in java.security.cert with parameters of type PublicKey

Constructor and Description
PKIXCertPathBuilderResult(CertPath certPath, TrustAnchor trustAnchor, PolicyNode policyTree, PublicKey subjectPublicKey) Creates an instance of PKIXCertPathBuilderResult containing the specified parameters.
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult(TrustAnchor trustAnchor, PolicyNode policyTree, PublicKey subjectPublicKey) Creates an instance of PKIXCertPathValidatorResult containing the specified parameters.
TrustAnchor(String caName, PublicKey pubKey, byte[] nameConstraints) Creates an instance of TrustAnchor where the most-trusted CA is specified as a distinguished name and public key.
TrustAnchor(X500Principal caPrincipal, PublicKey pubKey, byte[] nameConstraints) Creates an instance of TrustAnchor where the most-trusted CA is specified as an X500Principal and public key.

Uses of PublicKey in java.security.interfaces

Subinterfaces of PublicKey in java.security.interfaces

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
interface	DSAPublicKey The interface to a DSA public key.
interface	ECPublicKey The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key.
interface	RSAPublicKey The interface to an RSA public key.

Uses of PublicKey in javax.crypto.interfaces

Subinterfaces of PublicKey in javax.crypto.interfaces

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
interface	DHPublicKey The interface to a Diffie-Hellman public key.

Uses of PublicKey in javax.security.cert

Methods in javax.security.cert that return PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract PublicKey	Certificate.getPublicKey() Gets the public key from this certificate.

Methods in javax.security.cert with parameters of type PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract void	Certificate.verify(PublicKey key) Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
abstract void	Certificate.verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider) Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.

Uses of PublicKey in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo

Methods in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo that return PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PublicKey	KeyValue.getPublicKey() Returns the public key of this KeyValue.

Methods in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo with parameters of type PublicKey

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract KeyValue	KeyInfoFactory.newKeyValue(PublicKey key) Creates a KeyValue from the specified public key.