org.polyglotted.crypto.asymmetric
Class RsaKeyReader

java.lang.Object
  org.polyglotted.crypto.asymmetric.RsaKeyReader

public abstract class RsaKeyReader
extends Object

RsaKeyReader is a utility used to read DER formatted private and public key files. To create the keys, you would use the "openssl" commands. This is adapted from the blog entry at http://codeartisan.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/public-key-cryptography-in-java.html

Author:

Shankar Vasudevan

Constructor Summary

RsaKeyReader()

Method Summary

static PrivateKey	readPrivateKey(InputStream is) Read the private key from the file
static PublicKey	readPublicKey(InputStream is) Read the public key from the file

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RsaKeyReader

public RsaKeyReader()

Method Detail

readPrivateKey

public static PrivateKey readPrivateKey(InputStream is)

Read the private key from the file

Parameters:

is - the InputStream for the key file

Returns:

the PrivateKey

readPublicKey

public static PublicKey readPublicKey(InputStream is)

Read the public key from the file

Parameters:

is - the InputStream for the key file

Returns:

the PublicKey