org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.util

## Class PublicKeyFactory

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.util.PublicKeyFactory

-     public class PublicKeyFactory
      extends java.lang.Object

  Factory to create asymmetric public key parameters for asymmetric ciphers from range of ASN.1 encoded SubjectPublicKeyInfo objects.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PublicKeyFactory()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey(byte[] keyInfoData)` Create a public key from a SubjectPublicKeyInfo encoding
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey(java.io.InputStream inStr)` Create a public key from a SubjectPublicKeyInfo encoding read from a stream
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey(SubjectPublicKeyInfo keyInfo)` Create a public key from the passed in SubjectPublicKeyInfo
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey(SubjectPublicKeyInfo keyInfo, java.lang.Object defaultParams)` Create a public key from the passed in SubjectPublicKeyInfo

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PublicKeyFactory

          public PublicKeyFactory()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey(byte[] keyInfoData)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a public key from a SubjectPublicKeyInfo encoding
      Parameters:
        `keyInfoData` - the SubjectPublicKeyInfo encoding
      Returns:
        the appropriate key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey(java.io.InputStream inStr)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a public key from a SubjectPublicKeyInfo encoding read from a stream
      Parameters:
        `inStr` - the stream to read the SubjectPublicKeyInfo encoding from
      Returns:
        the appropriate key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey(SubjectPublicKeyInfo keyInfo)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a public key from the passed in SubjectPublicKeyInfo
      Parameters:
        `keyInfo` - the SubjectPublicKeyInfo containing the key data
      Returns:
        the appropriate key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey(SubjectPublicKeyInfo keyInfo,
                                                         java.lang.Object defaultParams)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a public key from the passed in SubjectPublicKeyInfo
      Parameters:
        `keyInfo` - the SubjectPublicKeyInfo containing the key data
        `defaultParams` - default parameters that might be needed.
      Returns:
        the appropriate key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key