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java.lang.Objectjava.util.Dictionary<K,V>
java.util.Hashtable<Object,Object>
java.util.Properties
java.security.Provider
public abstract class Provider
This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security. Services that a provider may implement include:
Each provider has a name and a version number, and is configured in each runtime it is installed in.
See The Provider Class in the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference" for information about how a particular type of provider, the cryptographic service provider, works and is installed. However, please note that a provider can be used to implement any security service in Java that uses a pluggable architecture with a choice of implementations that fit underneath.
Some provider implementations may encounter unrecoverable internal
 errors during their operation, for example a failure to communicate with a 
 security token. A ProviderException should be used to indicate 
 such errors.
 
The service type Provider is reserved for use by the
 security framework. Services of this type cannot be added, removed,
 or modified by applications.
 The following attributes are automatically placed in each Provider object:
 
| Name | Value | 
|---|---|
| Provider.id name | String.valueOf(provider.getName()) | 
| Provider.id version | String.valueOf(provider.getVersion()) | 
| Provider.id info | String.valueOf(provider.getInfo()) | 
| Provider.id className | provider.getClass().getName() | 
| Nested Class Summary | |
|---|---|
| static class | Provider.ServiceThe description of a security service. | 
| Field Summary | 
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| Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties | 
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| defaults | 
| Constructor Summary | |
|---|---|
| protected  | Provider(String name,
         double version,
         String info)Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information. | 
| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
|  void | clear()Clears this provider so that it no longer contains the properties used to look up facilities implemented by the provider. | 
|  Set<Map.Entry<Object,Object>> | entrySet()Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property entries contained in this Provider. | 
|  String | getInfo()Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its services. | 
|  String | getName()Returns the name of this provider. | 
|  Provider.Service | getService(String type,
           String algorithm)Get the service describing this Provider's implementation of the specified type of this algorithm or alias. | 
|  Set<Provider.Service> | getServices()Get an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider. | 
|  double | getVersion()Returns the version number for this provider. | 
|  Set<Object> | keySet()Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property keys contained in this provider. | 
|  void | load(InputStream inStream)Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream. | 
|  Object | put(Object key,
    Object value)Sets the keyproperty to have the specifiedvalue. | 
|  void | putAll(Map<?,?> t)Copies all of the mappings from the specified Map to this provider. | 
| protected  void | putService(Provider.Service s)Add a service. | 
|  Object | remove(Object key)Removes the keyproperty (and its correspondingvalue). | 
| protected  void | removeService(Provider.Service s)Remove a service previously added using putService(). | 
|  String | toString()Returns a string with the name and the version number of this provider. | 
|  Collection<Object> | values()Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the property values contained in this provider. | 
| Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties | 
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| getProperty, getProperty, list, list, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, storeToXML, storeToXML | 
| Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable | 
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| clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, rehash, size | 
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object | 
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| finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait | 
| Constructor Detail | 
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protected Provider(String name, double version, String info)
name - the provider name.version - the provider version number.info - a description of the provider and its services.| Method Detail | 
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public String getName()
public double getVersion()
public String getInfo()
public String toString()
public void clear()
First, if there is a security manager, its 
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string 
 "clearProviderProperties."+name (where name 
 is the provider name) to see if it's ok to clear this provider.
 If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess 
 is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in
 a call to the security manager's checkPermission method 
 with a SecurityPermission("clearProviderProperties."+name)
 permission.
SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)public void load(InputStream inStream) throws IOException
load in class PropertiesinStream - the input stream.
IOException - if an error occurred when reading from the
               input stream.Properties.load(java.io.InputStream)public void putAll(Map<?,?> t)
t - Mappings to be stored in this map.public Set<Map.Entry<Object,Object>> entrySet()
Map.Entrypublic Set<Object> keySet()
public Collection<Object> values()
public Object put(Object key, Object value)
key property to have the specified
 value.
 
 First, if there is a security manager, its 
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string 
 "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is the
 provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values. 
 If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess
 is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in
 a call to the security manager's checkPermission method 
 with a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
key - the property key.value - the property value.
key), or null if it did not have one.
SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)Object.equals(Object), 
Hashtable.get(Object)public Object remove(Object key)
key property (and its corresponding
 value).
 
 First, if there is a security manager, its 
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string 
 "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is
 the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's 
 properties. If the default implementation of 
 checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not 
 overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's 
 checkPermission method with a
 SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
key - the key for the property to be removed.
SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)public Provider.Service getService(String type, String algorithm)
putService() and one added via put(),
 the service added via putService() is returned.
type - the type of service requested
 (for example, MessageDigest)algorithm - the case insensitive algorithm name (or alternate 
 alias) of the service requested (for example, SHA-1)
NullPointerException - if type or algorithm is nullpublic Set<Provider.Service> getServices()
protected void putService(Provider.Service s)
putService(), 
 it is replaced by the new service. 
 This method also places information about this service
 in the provider's Hashtable values in the format described in the
 
 Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference .
 Also, if there is a security manager, its 
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string 
 "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is 
 the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property 
 values. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess
 is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in
 a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with
 a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
s - the Service to add
SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)NullPointerException - if s is nullprotected void removeService(Provider.Service s)
putService(). The specified service is removed from
 this provider. It will no longer be returned by 
 getService() and its information will be removed 
 from this provider's Hashtable.
 Also, if there is a security manager, its 
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string 
 "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is 
 the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's 
 properties. If the default implementation of 
 checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not 
 overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's 
 checkPermission method with a
 SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
s - the Service to be removed
SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)NullPointerException - if s is null| 
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