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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:

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.


Constructor Index

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

Method Index

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.

Constructors

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.

Methods

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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