Added in API level 1

Summary:

KeyManager

public interface KeyManager

javax.net.ssl.KeyManager

Known indirect subclasses X509ExtendedKeyManager, X509KeyManager X509ExtendedKeyManager Abstract class that provides for extension of the X509KeyManager interface.  X509KeyManager Instances of this interface manage which X509 certificate-based key pairs are used to authenticate the local side of a secure socket.

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This is the base interface for JSSE key managers.

KeyManagers are responsible for managing the key material which is used to authenticate the local SSLSocket to its peer. If no key material is available, the socket will be unable to present authentication credentials.

KeyManagers are created by either using a KeyManagerFactory, or by implementing one of the KeyManager subclasses.

See also:

• KeyManagerFactory