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## javax.security.auth.x500
Class X500PrivateCredential

    java.lang.Object
      javax.security.auth.x500.X500PrivateCredential

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Destroyable

    public final class X500PrivateCredential

extends Object
implements Destroyable

This class represents an `X500PrivateCredential`. It associates an X.509 certificate, corresponding private key and the KeyStore alias used to reference that exact key pair in the KeyStore. This enables looking up the private credentials for an X.500 principal in a subject.

Constructor Summary
`X500PrivateCredential(X509Certificate cert, PrivateKey key)` Creates an X500PrivateCredential that associates an X.509 certificate, a private key and the KeyStore alias.
`X500PrivateCredential(X509Certificate cert, PrivateKey key, String alias)` Creates an X500PrivateCredential that associates an X.509 certificate, a private key and the KeyStore alias.

Method Summary
`void` | `destroy()` Clears the references to the X.509 certificate, private key and the KeyStore alias in this object.
`String` | `getAlias()` Returns the KeyStore alias.
`X509Certificate` | `getCertificate()` Returns the X.509 certificate.
`PrivateKey` | `getPrivateKey()` Returns the PrivateKey.
`boolean` | `isDestroyed()` Determines if the references to the X.509 certificate and private key in this object have been cleared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### X500PrivateCredential

    public X500PrivateCredential(X509Certificate cert,
                                 PrivateKey key)

  Creates an X500PrivateCredential that associates an X.509 certificate, a private key and the KeyStore alias.

  Parameters:
    `cert` - X509Certificate
    `key` - PrivateKey for the certificate
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if either `cert` or `key` is null

### X500PrivateCredential

    public X500PrivateCredential(X509Certificate cert,
                                 PrivateKey key,
                                 String alias)

  Creates an X500PrivateCredential that associates an X.509 certificate, a private key and the KeyStore alias.

  Parameters:
    `cert` - X509Certificate
    `key` - PrivateKey for the certificate
    `alias` - KeyStore alias
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if either `cert`, `key` or `alias` is null

Method Detail

### getCertificate

    public X509Certificate getCertificate()

  Returns the X.509 certificate.

  Returns:
    the X509Certificate

### getPrivateKey

    public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()

  Returns the PrivateKey.

  Returns:
    the PrivateKey

### getAlias

    public String getAlias()

  Returns the KeyStore alias.

  Returns:
    the KeyStore alias

### destroy

    public void destroy()

  Clears the references to the X.509 certificate, private key and the KeyStore alias in this object.

  Specified by:
    `destroy` in interface `Destroyable`

### isDestroyed

    public boolean isDestroyed()

  Determines if the references to the X.509 certificate and private key in this object have been cleared.

  Specified by:
    `isDestroyed` in interface `Destroyable`
  Returns:
    true if X509Certificate and the PrivateKey are null

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