KeyPairGenerator
Class KeyPairGenerator
- java.lang.Object
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- java.security.KeyPairGeneratorSpi
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- java.security.KeyPairGenerator
public abstract class KeyPairGenerator extends KeyPairGeneratorSpi
The KeyPairGenerator class is used to generate pairs of public and private keys. Key pair generators are constructed using the getInstance
factory methods (static methods that return instances of a given class).
A Key pair generator for a particular algorithm creates a public/private key pair that can be used with this algorithm. It also associates algorithm-specific parameters with each of the generated keys.
There are two ways to generate a key pair: in a