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Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

DRAFT internal-b11

Uses of Class
java.security.Signature

Packages that use Signature
java.security Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. 
 

Uses of Signature in java.security
 

Methods in java.security that return Signature
static Signature Signature.getInstance(String algorithm)
          Returns a Signature object that implements the specified signature algorithm.
static Signature Signature.getInstance(String algorithm, Provider provider)
          Returns a Signature object that implements the specified signature algorithm.
static Signature Signature.getInstance(String algorithm, String provider)
          Returns a Signature object that implements the specified signature algorithm.
 

Methods in java.security with parameters of type Signature
 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 Signature
SignedObject(Serializable object, PrivateKey signingKey, Signature signingEngine)
          Constructs a SignedObject from any Serializable object.
 


Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

DRAFT internal-b11

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