AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The
KeyPair
class is a simple holder for a public and private key pair, and it does not inherently enforce any security measures. -
KeyPair
objects should be treated with the same security precautions asPrivateKey
objects, especially after initialization. -
This class provides methods to retrieve the public and private key components, namely
getPublic()
andgetPrivate()
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KeyPair
is constructed using a public and private key, storing immutable references to these keys for access.
This class is a simple holder for a key pair (a public key and a private key). It does not enforce any security, and, when initialized, should be treated like a PrivateKey.
See Also
Public Constructor Summary
KeyPair(PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey)
Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key.
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Public Method Summary
PrivateKey |
getPrivate()
Returns a reference to the private key component of this key pair.
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PublicKey |
getPublic()
Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair.
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Inherited Method Summary
Public Constructors
public KeyPair (PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey)
Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key.
Note that this constructor only stores references to the public
and private key components in the generated key pair. This is safe,
because Key
objects are immutable.
Parameters
publicKey | the public key. |
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privateKey | the private key. |
Public Methods
public PrivateKey getPrivate ()
Returns a reference to the private key component of this key pair.
Returns
- a reference to the private key.
public PublicKey getPublic ()
Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair.
Returns
- a reference to the public key.