Java.Security

Extensible cryptographic service provider infrastructure (SPI) for using and defining services such as Java.Security.ICertificate, Java.Security.Key, Java.Security.KeyStore, Java.Security.MessageDigest, and Java.Security.Signature.

Remarks

Classes

Type	Reason
AccessControlContext	Legacy security code; do not use.
AccessControlException	`AccessControlException` is thrown if the access control infrastructure denies protected access due to missing permissions.
AccessController	Legacy security code; do not use.
AlgorithmParameterGenerator	`AlgorithmParameterGenerator` is an engine class which is capable of generating parameters for the algorithm it was initialized with.
AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi	`AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `AlgorithmParameterGenerator`.
AlgorithmParameters	`AlgorithmParameters` is an engine class which provides algorithm parameters.
AlgorithmParametersSpi	`AlgorithmParametersSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `AlgorithmParameters`.
AllPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
AuthProvider	Legacy security code; do not use.
BasicPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
CodeSigner	`CodeSigner` represents a signer of code.
CodeSource	Legacy security code; do not use.
DigestException	`DigestException` is a general message digest exception.
DigestInputStream	`DigestInputStream` is a `FilterInputStream` which maintains an associated message digest.
DigestOutputStream	`DigestOutputStream` is a `FilterOutputStream` which maintains an associated message digest.
GeneralSecurityException	`GeneralSecurityException` is a general security exception and the superclass for all security specific exceptions.
GuardedObject	`GuardedObject` controls access to an object, by checking all requests for the object with a `Guard`.
ICertificate	`Certificate` represents an identity certificate, such as X.509 or PGP.
Identity	`Identity` represents an identity like a person or a company.
IdentityScope	`IdentityScope` represents a scope for `Java.Security.Identity` objects.
IDomainCombiner	Legacy security code; do not use.
IGuard	`Guard` implementors protect access to other objects.
IKey	`Key` is the common interface for all keys.
InvalidAlgorithmParameterException	`InvalidAlgorithmParameterException` indicates the occurrence of invalid algorithm parameters.
InvalidKeyException	`InvalidKeyException` indicates exceptional conditions, caused by an invalid key.
InvalidParameterException	`InvalidParameterException` indicates exceptional conditions, caused by invalid parameters.
IPrincipal	`Principal`s are objects which have identities.
IPrivateKey	`PrivateKey` is the common interface for private keys.
IPrivilegedAction	Legacy security code; do not use.
IPrivilegedExceptionAction	Legacy security code; do not use.
IPublicKey	`PublicKey` is the common interface for public keys.
Key	`Key` is the common interface for all keys.
KeyConsts	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
KeyException	`KeyException` is the common superclass of all key related exceptions.
KeyFactory	`KeyFactory` is an engine class that can be used to translate between public and private key objects and convert keys between their external representation, that can be easily transported and their internal representation.
KeyFactorySpi	`KeyFactorySpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `Java.Security.KeyFactory`.
KeyManagementException	`KeyManagementException` is a general exception, thrown to indicate an exception during processing an operation concerning key management.
KeyPair	`KeyPair` is a container for a public key and a private key.
KeyPairGenerator	`KeyPairGenerator` is an engine class which is capable of generating a private key and its related public key utilizing the algorithm it was initialized with.
KeyPairGeneratorSpi	`KeyPairGeneratorSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `Java.Security.KeyPairGenerator`.
KeyRep	`KeyRep` is a standardized representation for serialized `Java.Security.Key` objects.
KeyRep+Type	`Type` enumerates the supported key types.
KeyStore	`KeyStore` is responsible for maintaining cryptographic keys and their owners.
KeyStore+Builder	`Builder` is used to construct new instances of `KeyStore`.
KeyStore+CallbackHandlerProtection	`CallbackHandlerProtection` is a `ProtectionParameter` that encapsulates a `Javax.Security.Auth.Callback.ICallbackHandler`.
KeyStore+IEntry	`Entry` is the common marker interface for a `KeyStore` entry.
KeyStore+ILoadStoreParameter	`LoadStoreParameter` represents a parameter that specifies how a `KeyStore` can be loaded and stored.
KeyStore+IProtectionParameter	`ProtectionParameter` is a marker interface for protection parameters.
KeyStore+PasswordProtection	`PasswordProtection` is a `ProtectionParameter` that protects a `KeyStore` using a password.
KeyStore+PrivateKeyEntry	`PrivateKeyEntry` represents a `KeyStore` entry that holds a private key.
KeyStore+SecretKeyEntry	`SecretKeyEntry` represents a `KeyStore` entry that holds a secret key.
KeyStore+TrustedCertificateEntry	`TrustedCertificateEntry` represents a `KeyStore` entry that holds a trusted certificate.
KeyStoreException	`KeyStoreException` is a general `KeyStore` exception.
KeyStoreSpi	`KeyStoreSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `Java.Security.KeyStore`.
MessageDigest	Uses a one-way hash function to turn an arbitrary number of bytes into a fixed-length byte sequence.
MessageDigestSpi	`MessageDigestSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `Java.Security.MessageDigest`.
NoSuchAlgorithmException	`NoSuchAlgorithmException` indicates that a requested algorithm could not be found.
NoSuchProviderException	`NoSuchProviderException` indicates that a requested security provider could not be found.
Permission	Legacy security code; do not use.
PermissionCollection	Legacy security code; do not use.
Permissions	Legacy security code; do not use.
Policy	Legacy security code; do not use.
Policy+IParameters	Legacy security code; do not use.
PolicySpi	Represents the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for java.security.
PrivateKey	`PrivateKey` is the common interface for private keys.
PrivateKeyConsts	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
PrivilegedActionException	Legacy security code; do not use.
ProtectionDomain	Legacy security code; do not use.
Provider	`Provider` is the abstract superclass for all security providers in the Java security infrastructure.
Provider+Service	`Service` represents a service in the Java Security infrastructure.
ProviderException	`ProviderException` is a general exception, thrown by security `Providers`.
PublicKey	`PublicKey` is the common interface for public keys.
PublicKeyConsts	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
SecureClassLoader	`SecureClassLoader` represents a `ClassLoader` which associates the classes it loads with a code source and provide mechanisms to allow the relevant permissions to be retrieved.
SecureRandom	This class generates cryptographically secure pseudo-random numbers.
SecureRandomSpi	`SecureRandomSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `Java.Security.SecureRandom`.
Security	`Security` is the central class in the Java Security API.
SecurityPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
Signature	`Signature` is an engine class which is capable of creating and verifying digital signatures, using different algorithms that have been registered with the `Java.Security.Security` class.
SignatureException	`SignatureException` is a general `Signature` exception.
SignatureSpi	`SignatureSpi` is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) definition for `Java.Security.Signature`.
SignatureState	Enumerates values returned by several types.
SignedObject	A `SignedObject` instance acts as a container for another object.
Signer	`Java.Security.Signer` represents an identity (individual or corporation) that owns a private key and the corresponding public key.
Timestamp	`Timestamp` represents a signed time stamp.
UnrecoverableEntryException	`UnrecoverableEntryException` indicates, that a `KeyStore.Entry` cannot be recovered from a `KeyStore`.
UnrecoverableKeyException	`UnrecoverableKeyException` indicates, that a key cannot be recovered from a `KeyStore`.
UnresolvedPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.