Package org.apache.kerby.util

Class PublicKeyDeriver

java.lang.Object

org.apache.kerby.util.PublicKeyDeriver

public class PublicKeyDeriver
extends Object

Utility class for deriving a public key from a given private key.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PublicKeyDeriver()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static PublicKey	derivePublicKey(PrivateKey key)	Utility method for deriving a public key from a given private key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PublicKeyDeriver

public PublicKeyDeriver()

Method Details

derivePublicKey

public static PublicKey derivePublicKey(PrivateKey key)
                                 throws GeneralSecurityException

Utility method for deriving a public key from a given private key.

Parameters:

key - private key for which we need a public key (DSA or RSA).

Returns:

the corresponding public key

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException - if it didn't work