Java Security, 2nd Edition

Name

Class java.security.Provider

Synopsis

An instance of the Provider class is responsible for mapping particular implementations to desired algorithm/engine pairs; instances of this class are consulted (indirectly) by the getInstance( ) methods of the engine classes to find a class that implements the desired operation. Instances of this class must be registered either with the Security class or by listing them in the $JDKHOME/lib/security/java.security file as a security.provider property.

Class Definition

public abstract class java.security.Provider
	extends java.util.Properties {

	// Constructors
	protected Provider(String, double, String);

	// Instance Methods
	public synchronized void clear(  );
	public Set entrySet(  );
	public String getInfo(  );
	public String getName(  );
	public double getVersion(  );
	public Set keySet(  );
	public synchronized void load(InputStream);
	public synchronized Object put(Object, Object);
	public synchronized void putAll(Map);
	public synchronized Object remove(Object);
	public String toString(  );
	public Collection values(  );
}

See also

Security