net.jsign

Class PrivateKeyUtils

java.lang.Object

net.jsign.PrivateKeyUtils

public class PrivateKeyUtils
extends Object

Helper class for loading private keys (PVK or PEM, encrypted or not).

Since:

2.0

Author:

Emmanuel Bourg

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PrivateKey	load(File file, String password) Load the private key from the specified file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

load

public static PrivateKey load(File file,
                              String password)
                       throws KeyException

Load the private key from the specified file. Supported formats are PVK and PEM, encrypted or not. The type of the file is inferred by trying the supported formats in sequence until one parses successfully.

Parameters:

file - the file to load the key from

password - the password protecting the key

Returns:

the private key loaded

Throws:

KeyException - if the key cannot be loaded