public static final class KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry extends Object implements KeyStore.Entry
KeyStore entry that holds a PrivateKey
 and corresponding certificate chain.KeyStore.Entry.Attribute| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey,
               Certificate[] chain)Constructs a  PrivateKeyEntrywith aPrivateKeyand corresponding certificate chain. | 
| PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey,
               Certificate[] chain,
               Set<KeyStore.Entry.Attribute> attributes)Constructs a  PrivateKeyEntrywith aPrivateKeyand
 corresponding certificate chain and associated entry attributes. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Set<KeyStore.Entry.Attribute> | getAttributes()Retrieves the attributes associated with an entry. | 
| Certificate | getCertificate()Gets the end entity  Certificatefrom the certificate chain in this entry. | 
| Certificate[] | getCertificateChain()Gets the  Certificatechain from this entry. | 
| PrivateKey | getPrivateKey()Gets the  PrivateKeyfrom this entry. | 
| String | toString()Returns a string representation of this PrivateKeyEntry. | 
public PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey, Certificate[] chain)
PrivateKeyEntry with a
 PrivateKey and corresponding certificate chain.
  The specified chain is cloned before it is stored
 in the new PrivateKeyEntry object.
privateKey - the PrivateKeychain - an array of Certificates
      representing the certificate chain.
      The chain must be ordered and contain a
      Certificate at index 0
      corresponding to the private key.NullPointerException - if
      privateKey or chain
      is nullIllegalArgumentException - if the specified chain has a
      length of 0, if the specified chain does not contain
      Certificates of the same type,
      or if the PrivateKey algorithm
      does not match the algorithm of the PublicKey
      in the end entity Certificate (at index 0)public PrivateKeyEntry(PrivateKey privateKey, Certificate[] chain, Set<KeyStore.Entry.Attribute> attributes)
PrivateKeyEntry with a PrivateKey and
 corresponding certificate chain and associated entry attributes.
  The specified chain and attributes are cloned
 before they are stored in the new PrivateKeyEntry object.
privateKey - the PrivateKeychain - an array of Certificates
      representing the certificate chain.
      The chain must be ordered and contain a
      Certificate at index 0
      corresponding to the private key.attributes - the attributesNullPointerException - if privateKey, chain
      or attributes is nullIllegalArgumentException - if the specified chain has a
      length of 0, if the specified chain does not contain
      Certificates of the same type,
      or if the PrivateKey algorithm
      does not match the algorithm of the PublicKey
      in the end entity Certificate (at index 0)public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()
PrivateKey from this entry.PrivateKey from this entrypublic Certificate[] getCertificateChain()
Certificate chain from this entry.
 The stored chain is cloned before being returned.
Certificates corresponding
      to the certificate chain for the public key.
      If the certificates are of type X.509,
      the runtime type of the returned array is
      X509Certificate[].public Certificate getCertificate()
Certificate
 from the certificate chain in this entry.Certificate (at index 0)
      from the certificate chain in this entry.
      If the certificate is of type X.509,
      the runtime type of the returned certificate is
      X509Certificate.public Set<KeyStore.Entry.Attribute> getAttributes()
getAttributes in interface KeyStore.EntrySet of attributes, possibly empty Submit a bug or feature 
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