java.security

Interfaces

AlgorithmConstraints	This interface specifies constraints for cryptographic algorithms, keys (key sizes), and other algorithm parameters.
Certificate	This is an interface of abstract methods for managing a variety of identity certificates.
DomainCombiner	Legacy security code; do not use.
Guard	This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Key	The Key interface is the top-level interface for all keys.
Entry	A marker interface for `KeyStore` entry types.
LoadStoreParameter	A marker interface for `KeyStore` `load` and `store` parameters.
ProtectionParameter	A marker interface for keystore protection parameters.
Parameters
Principal	This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.
PrivateKey	A private key.
PrivilegedAction	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
PrivilegedExceptionAction	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
PublicKey	A public key.
SecureRandomParameters	A marker interface for parameters used in various `SecureRandom` methods.

Classes

AccessControlContext	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
AccessController	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
AlgorithmParameterGenerator	The `AlgorithmParameterGenerator` class is used to generate a set of parameters to be used with a certain algorithm.
AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `AlgorithmParameterGenerator` class, which is used to generate a set of parameters to be used with a certain algorithm.
AlgorithmParameters	This class is used as an opaque representation of cryptographic parameters.
AlgorithmParametersSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `AlgorithmParameters` class, which is used to manage algorithm parameters.
AllPermission	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
AuthProvider	Legacy security code; do not use.
BasicPermission	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
CodeSigner	This class encapsulates information about a code signer.
CodeSource	Legacy security code; do not use.
DigestInputStream	A transparent stream that updates the associated message digest using the bits going through the stream.
DigestOutputStream	A transparent stream that updates the associated message digest using the bits going through the stream.
DomainLoadStoreParameter	Configuration data that specifies the keystores in a keystore domain.
DrbgParameters	This class specifies the parameters used by a DRBG (Deterministic Random Bit Generator).
GuardedObject	A GuardedObject is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Identity	This class represents identities: real-world objects such as people, companies or organizations whose identities can be authenticated using their public keys.
IdentityScope	This class represents a scope for identities.
KeyFactory	Key factories are used to convert keys (opaque cryptographic keys of type `Key`) into key specifications (transparent representations of the underlying key material), and vice versa.
KeyFactorySpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `KeyFactory` class.
KeyPair	This class is a simple holder for a key pair (a public key and a private key).
KeyPairGenerator	The KeyPairGenerator class is used to generate pairs of public and private keys.
KeyPairGeneratorSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `KeyPairGenerator` class, which is used to generate pairs of public and private keys.
KeyRep	Standardized representation for serialized Key objects.
KeyStore	This class represents a storage facility for cryptographic keys and certificates.
KeyStoreSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `KeyStore` class.
MessageDigest	This MessageDigest class provides applications the functionality of a message digest algorithm, such as SHA-1 or SHA-256.
MessageDigestSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `MessageDigest` class, which provides the functionality of a message digest algorithm, such as MD5 or SHA.
Permission	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
PermissionCollection	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
Permissions	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
PKCS12Attribute	An attribute associated with a PKCS12 keystore entry.
Policy	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
PolicySpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `Policy` class.
ProtectionDomain	Legacy security code; do not use.
Provider	This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security.
SecureClassLoader	This class extends ClassLoader with additional support for defining classes with an associated code source and permissions which are retrieved by the system policy by default.
SecureRandom	This class provides a cryptographically strong random number generator (RNG).
SecureRandomSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `SecureRandom` class.
Security	This class centralizes all security properties and common security methods.
SecurityPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
Signature	The Signature class is used to provide applications the functionality of a digital signature algorithm.
SignatureSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `Signature` class, which is used to provide the functionality of a digital signature algorithm.
SignedObject	SignedObject is a class for the purpose of creating authentic runtime objects whose integrity cannot be compromised without being detected.
Signer	This class is used to represent an Identity that can also digitally sign data.
Timestamp	This class encapsulates information about a signed timestamp.
UnresolvedPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.

Exceptions

AccessControlException	This exception is thrown by the AccessController to indicate that a requested access (to a critical system resource such as the file system or the network) is denied.
DigestException	This is the generic Message Digest exception.
GeneralSecurityException	The `GeneralSecurityException` class is a generic security exception class that provides type safety for all the security-related exception classes that extend from it.
InvalidAlgorithmParameterException	This is the exception for invalid or inappropriate algorithm parameters.
InvalidKeyException	This is the exception for invalid Keys (invalid encoding, wrong length, uninitialized, etc).
InvalidParameterException	This exception, designed for use by the JCA/JCE engine classes, is thrown when an invalid parameter is passed to a method.
KeyException	This is the basic key exception.
KeyManagementException	This is the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.
KeyStoreException	This is the generic KeyStore exception.
NoSuchAlgorithmException	This exception is thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
NoSuchProviderException	This exception is thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
PrivilegedActionException	Legacy security code; do not use.
ProviderException	A runtime exception for Provider exceptions (such as misconfiguration errors or unrecoverable internal errors), which may be subclassed by Providers to throw specialized, provider-specific runtime errors.
SignatureException	This is the generic Signature exception.
UnrecoverableEntryException	This exception is thrown if an entry in the keystore cannot be recovered.
UnrecoverableKeyException	This exception is thrown if a key in the keystore cannot be recovered.

Enums

CryptoPrimitive

An enumeration of cryptographic primitives.