Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Package
java.security.spec

Packages that use java.security.spec
java.security Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. 
java.security.interfaces Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm) keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186. 
java.security.spec Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications. 
javax.crypto Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations. 
javax.crypto.spec Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications. 
javax.xml.crypto Common classes for XML cryptography. 
javax.xml.crypto.dsig Classes for generating and validating XML digital signatures. 
javax.xml.crypto.dsig.spec Parameter classes for XML digital signatures. 
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by java.security
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
InvalidKeySpecException
          This is the exception for invalid key specifications.
InvalidParameterSpecException
          This is the exception for invalid parameter specifications.
KeySpec
          A (transparent) specification of the key material that constitutes a cryptographic key.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by java.security.interfaces
ECParameterSpec
          This immutable class specifies the set of domain parameters used with elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).
ECPoint
          This immutable class represents a point on an elliptic curve (EC) in affine coordinates.
RSAOtherPrimeInfo
          This class represents the triplet (prime, exponent, and coefficient) inside RSA's OtherPrimeInfo structure, as defined in the PKCS#1 v2.1.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by java.security.spec
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
ECField
          This interface represents an elliptic curve (EC) finite field.
ECParameterSpec
          This immutable class specifies the set of domain parameters used with elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).
ECPoint
          This immutable class represents a point on an elliptic curve (EC) in affine coordinates.
EllipticCurve
          This immutable class holds the necessary values needed to represent an elliptic curve.
EncodedKeySpec
          This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.
KeySpec
          A (transparent) specification of the key material that constitutes a cryptographic key.
MGF1ParameterSpec
          This class specifies the set of parameters used with mask generation function MGF1 in OAEP Padding and RSA-PSS signature scheme, as defined in the PKCS #1 v2.1 standard.
PSSParameterSpec
          This class specifies a parameter spec for RSA-PSS signature scheme, as defined in the PKCS#1 v2.1 standard.
RSAOtherPrimeInfo
          This class represents the triplet (prime, exponent, and coefficient) inside RSA's OtherPrimeInfo structure, as defined in the PKCS#1 v2.1.
RSAPrivateKeySpec
          This class specifies an RSA private key.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by javax.crypto
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
InvalidKeySpecException
          This is the exception for invalid key specifications.
KeySpec
          A (transparent) specification of the key material that constitutes a cryptographic key.
PKCS8EncodedKeySpec
          This class represents the ASN.1 encoding of a private key, encoded according to the ASN.1 type PrivateKeyInfo.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by javax.crypto.spec
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
KeySpec
          A (transparent) specification of the key material that constitutes a cryptographic key.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by javax.xml.crypto
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by javax.xml.crypto.dsig
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
 

Classes in java.security.spec used by javax.xml.crypto.dsig.spec
AlgorithmParameterSpec
          A (transparent) specification of cryptographic parameters.
 


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