com.unboundid.util.ssl.cert

Class PKCS8PEMFileReader

java.lang.Object

com.unboundid.util.ssl.cert.PKCS8PEMFileReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable

@ThreadSafety(level=NOT_THREADSAFE)
public final class PKCS8PEMFileReader
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Closeable

This class provides a mechanism for reading a PEM-encoded PKCS #8 private key from a specified file. While it is generally expected that a private key file will contain only a single key, it is possible to read multiple keys from the same file. Each private key should consist of the following:

• A line containing only the string "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----" or ""-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----.
• One or more lines representing the base64-encoded representation of the bytes that comprise the PKCS #8 private key.
• A line containing only the string "-----END PRIVATE KEY-----" or ""-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----.

Any spaces that appear at the beginning or end of each line will be ignored. Empty lines and lines that start with the octothorpe (#) character will also be ignored.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	BEGIN_PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER The header string that should appear on a line by itself before the base64-encoded representation of the bytes that comprise a PKCS #8 private key.
static java.lang.String	BEGIN_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER An alternative begin header string that may appear on a line by itself for cases in which the certificate uses an RSA key pair.
static java.lang.String	END_PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER The footer string that should appear on a line by itself after the base64-encoded representation of the bytes that comprise a PKCS #8 private key.
static java.lang.String	END_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER An alternative end footer string that may appear on a line by itself for cases in which the certificate uses an RSA key pair.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PKCS8PEMFileReader(java.io.File pemFile) Creates a new PKCS #8 PEM file reader that will read private key information from the specified file.
PKCS8PEMFileReader(java.io.InputStream inputStream) Creates a new PKCS #8 PEM file reader that will read private key information from the provided input stream.
PKCS8PEMFileReader(java.lang.String pemFilePath) Creates a new PKCS #8 PEM file reader that will read private key information from the specified file.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Closes this PKCS #8 PEM file reader.
PKCS8PrivateKey	readPrivateKey() Reads the next private key from the PEM file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BEGIN_PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER

@NotNull
public static final java.lang.String BEGIN_PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER

The header string that should appear on a line by itself before the base64-encoded representation of the bytes that comprise a PKCS #8 private key.

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Constant Field Values

BEGIN_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER

@NotNull
public static final java.lang.String BEGIN_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER

An alternative begin header string that may appear on a line by itself for cases in which the certificate uses an RSA key pair.

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Constant Field Values

END_PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER

@NotNull
public static final java.lang.String END_PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER

The footer string that should appear on a line by itself after the base64-encoded representation of the bytes that comprise a PKCS #8 private key.

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Constant Field Values

END_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER

@NotNull
public static final java.lang.String END_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER

An alternative end footer string that may appear on a line by itself for cases in which the certificate uses an RSA key pair.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PKCS8PEMFileReader

public PKCS8PEMFileReader(@NotNull
                  java.lang.String pemFilePath)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new PKCS #8 PEM file reader that will read private key information from the specified file.

Parameters:

pemFilePath - The path to the PEM file from which the private key should be read. This must not be null and the file must exist.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If a problem occurs while attempting to open the file for reading.

PKCS8PEMFileReader

public PKCS8PEMFileReader(@NotNull
                  java.io.File pemFile)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new PKCS #8 PEM file reader that will read private key information from the specified file.

Parameters:

pemFile - The PEM file from which the private key should be read. This must not be null and the file must exist.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If a problem occurs while attempting to open the file for reading.

PKCS8PEMFileReader

public PKCS8PEMFileReader(@NotNull
                  java.io.InputStream inputStream)

Creates a new PKCS #8 PEM file reader that will read private key information from the provided input stream.

Parameters:

inputStream - The input stream from which the private key should be read. This must not be null and it must be open for reading.

Method Detail

readPrivateKey

@Nullable
public PKCS8PrivateKey readPrivateKey()
                               throws java.io.IOException,
                                      CertException

Reads the next private key from the PEM file.

Returns:

The private key that was read, or null if the end of the file has been reached.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If a problem occurs while trying to read data from the PEM file.

CertException - If a problem occurs while trying to interpret data read from the PEM file as a PKCS #8 private key.

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Closes this PKCS #8 PEM file reader.

Specified by:

close in interface java.io.Closeable

Specified by:

close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If a problem is encountered while attempting to close the reader.