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gnu.crypto.keyring
Class BaseKeyring

java.lang.Object
  extended bygnu.crypto.keyring.BaseKeyring
All Implemented Interfaces:
IKeyring
Direct Known Subclasses:
GnuPrivateKeyring, GnuPublicKeyring

public abstract class BaseKeyring
extends java.lang.Object
implements IKeyring


Field Summary
protected  PasswordAuthenticatedEntry keyring
          The top-level keyring data.
protected  CompressedEntry keyring2
           
 
Fields inherited from interface gnu.crypto.keyring.IKeyring
KEYRING_DATA_IN, KEYRING_DATA_OUT, KEYRING_PASSWORD
 
Constructor Summary
BaseKeyring()
           
 
Method Summary
 void add(Entry entry)
          Adds a designated Entry to this keyring.
 java.util.Enumeration aliases()
          Returns an Enumeration of all aliases (instances of String) in this keyring.
 boolean containsAlias(java.lang.String alias)
          Tests whether or not this keyring contains the given alias.
protected  java.lang.String fixAlias(java.lang.String alias)
           
 java.util.List get(java.lang.String alias)
          Returns a List of entries (instances of Entry) for the given alias, or null if there no such entry exists.
protected abstract  void load(java.io.InputStream in, char[] password)
           
 void load(java.util.Map attributes)
          Loads a keyring into memory.
 void remove(java.lang.String alias)
          Removes an entry with the designated alias from this keyring.
 void reset()
          Resets this keyring, clearing all sensitive data.
 int size()
          Returns the number of entries in this keyring.
 void store(java.util.Map attributes)
          Stores the contents of this keyring to persistent storage as specified by the designated attributes.
protected abstract  void store(java.io.OutputStream out, char[] password)
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

keyring

protected PasswordAuthenticatedEntry keyring
The top-level keyring data.


keyring2

protected CompressedEntry keyring2
Constructor Detail

BaseKeyring

public BaseKeyring()
Method Detail

load

public void load(java.util.Map attributes)
          throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Loads a keyring into memory.

What happens to the current contents of this keyring? are the new ones merged with the current ones or do they simply replace them?

Specified by:
load in interface IKeyring
Parameters:
attributes - The attributes that designate the source where the store is to be loaded from. What happens
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If the keyring file cannot be read.

store

public void store(java.util.Map attributes)
           throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Stores the contents of this keyring to persistent storage as specified by the designated attributes.

Specified by:
store in interface IKeyring
Parameters:
attributes - the attributes that define where the contents of this keyring will be stored.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if an exception occurs during the process.

reset

public void reset()
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Resets this keyring, clearing all sensitive data. This method always suceeds.

Specified by:
reset in interface IKeyring

size

public int size()
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Returns the number of entries in this keyring.

Specified by:
size in interface IKeyring
Returns:
The number of current entries in this keyring.

aliases

public java.util.Enumeration aliases()
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Returns an Enumeration of all aliases (instances of String) in this keyring.

Specified by:
aliases in interface IKeyring
Returns:
The enumeration of Strings each representing an alias found in this keyring.

containsAlias

public boolean containsAlias(java.lang.String alias)
Description copied from interface: IKeyring
Tests whether or not this keyring contains the given alias.

Specified by:
containsAlias in interface IKeyring
Parameters:
alias - The alias to check.
Returns:
true if this keyring contains the alias.

get

public java.util.List get(java.lang.String alias)
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Returns a List of entries (instances of Entry) for the given alias, or null if there no such entry exists.

Specified by:
get in interface IKeyring
Parameters:
alias - The alias of the entry(ies) to return.
Returns:
A list of all entries (instances of Entry that have the given alias, or null if no one Entry can be found with the designated alias.

add

public void add(Entry entry)
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Adds a designated Entry to this keyring.

What happens if there is already an entry with the same alias?

Specified by:
add in interface IKeyring
Parameters:
entry - The entry to put in this keyring.

remove

public void remove(java.lang.String alias)
Description copied from interface: IKeyring

Removes an entry with the designated alias from this keyring. Does nothing if there was no such entry.

What happens if there are more than one?

Specified by:
remove in interface IKeyring
Parameters:
alias - The alias of the entry to remove.

fixAlias

protected java.lang.String fixAlias(java.lang.String alias)

load

protected abstract void load(java.io.InputStream in,
                             char[] password)
                      throws java.io.IOException
Throws:
java.io.IOException

store

protected abstract void store(java.io.OutputStream out,
                              char[] password)
                       throws java.io.IOException
Throws:
java.io.IOException

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