org.bouncycastle.crypto.util
Class OpenSSHPrivateKeyUtil

java.lang.Object
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public class OpenSSHPrivateKeyUtil

extends java.lang.Object

A collection of utility methods for parsing OpenSSH private keys.

Method Summary

static byte[]	encodePrivateKey(AsymmetricKeyParameter params) Encode a cipher parameters into an OpenSSH private key.
static AsymmetricKeyParameter	parsePrivateKeyBlob(byte[] blob) Parse a private key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

encodePrivateKey

public static byte[] encodePrivateKey(AsymmetricKeyParameter params)
                               throws java.io.IOException

Encode a cipher parameters into an OpenSSH private key. This does not add headers like ----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----

Parameters:

params - the cipher parameters.

Returns:

a byte array

parsePrivateKeyBlob

public static AsymmetricKeyParameter parsePrivateKeyBlob(byte[] blob)

Parse a private key.

This method accepts the body of the OpenSSH private key. The easiest way to extract the body is to use PemReader, for example:

byte[] blob = new PemReader([reader]).readPemObject().getContent(); CipherParameters params = parsePrivateKeyBlob(blob);

Parameters:

blob - The key.

Returns:

A cipher parameters instance.