/* * @(#)KeyPair.java 1.15 03/12/19 * * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. */ package java.security; import java.util.*; /** * This class is a simple holder for a key pair (a public key and a * private key). It does not enforce any security, and, when initialized, * should be treated like a PrivateKey. * * @see PublicKey * @see PrivateKey * * @version 1.15 03/12/19 * @author Benjamin Renaud */ public final class KeyPair implements java.io.Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = -7565189502268009837L; private PrivateKey privateKey; private PublicKey publicKey; /** * Constructs a key pair from the given public key and private key. * *

Note that this constructor only stores references to the public * and private key components in the generated key pair. This is safe, * because Key objects are immutable. * * @param publicKey the public key. * * @param privateKey the private key. */ public KeyPair(PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey) { this.publicKey = publicKey; this.privateKey = privateKey; } /** * Returns a reference to the public key component of this key pair. * * @return a reference to the public key. */ public PublicKey getPublic() { return publicKey; } /** * Returns a reference to the private key component of this key pair. * * @return a reference to the private key. */ public PrivateKey getPrivate() { return privateKey; } }