KeyManager

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• KeyManager is the base interface for managing key material used to authenticate the local side of a secure socket.

• Key material managed by KeyManager is used to authenticate the local SSLSocket to its peer.

• Instances of KeyManager can be created using a KeyManagerFactory or by implementing a KeyManager subclass.

• Without available key material managed by a KeyManager, a socket will not be able to present authentication credentials.

public interface KeyManager

Known Indirect Subclasses X509KeyManager X509KeyManager Instances of this interface manage which X509 certificate-based key pairs are used to authenticate the local side of a secure socket.

This is the base interface for JSSE key managers.

KeyManagers are responsible for managing the key material which is used to authenticate the local SSLSocket to its peer. If no key material is available, the socket will be unable to present authentication credentials.

KeyManagers are created by either using a KeyManagerFactory, or by implementing one of the KeyManager subclasses.

See Also

• KeyManagerFactory