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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

• 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.

 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.

 public String getName()

Returns the name of this provider.

Returns:

the name of this provider.

 public double getVersion()

Returns the version number for this provider.

Returns:

the version number for this provider.

 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.

 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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