Class java.security.Provider





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Class java.security.Provider


java.lang.Object
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+----java.util.Dictionary
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+----java.util.Hashtable
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+----java.util.Properties
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+----java.security.Provider



public abstract class Provider
extends Properties

This class represents a "provider" for the
Java Security API. A provider implements some or all parts of
Java Security, including:
Algorithms (such as DSA, RSA, MD5 or SHA-1).
Key generation and management facilities (such as for
algorithm-specific keys).

Each provider has a name and a version number, and is configured
in each runtime it is installed in.
There is a default provider that comes standard with the JDK. It is
called the SUN Provider.
See The Provider Class
in the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference"
for information about how providers work and how to install them.








Provider(String, double, String)
Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number,
and information.






getInfo()
Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its
services.

getName()
Returns the name of this provider.

getVersion()
Returns the version number for this provider.

toString()
Returns a string with the name and the version number
of this provider.







Provider

protected Provider(String name,
double version,
String info)


Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number,
and information.


Parameters:
name - the provider name.
version - the provider version number.
info - a description of the provider and its services.







getName

public String getName()


Returns the name of this provider.


Returns:
the name of this provider.



getVersion

public double getVersion()


Returns the version number for this provider.


Returns:
the version number for this provider.



getInfo

public String getInfo()


Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its
services. This may return an HTML page, with relevant links.


Returns:
a description of the provider and its services.



toString

public String toString()


Returns a string with the name and the version number
of this provider.


Returns:
the string with the name and the version number
for this provider.
Overrides:
toString in class Hashtable




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