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## javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo
Interface KeyValue

All Superinterfaces:
  XMLStructure

    public interface KeyValue

extends XMLStructure

A representation of the XML `KeyValue` element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. A `KeyValue` object contains a single public key that may be useful in validating the signature. The XML schema definition is defined as:

        <element name="KeyValue" type="ds:KeyValueType"/>
        <complexType name="KeyValueType" mixed="true">
          <choice>
            <element ref="ds:DSAKeyValue"/>
            <element ref="ds:RSAKeyValue"/>
            <any namespace="##other" processContents="lax"/>
          </choice>
        </complexType>

        <element name="DSAKeyValue" type="ds:DSAKeyValueType"/>
        <complexType name="DSAKeyValueType">
          <sequence>
            <sequence minOccurs="0">
              <element name="P" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
              <element name="Q" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
            </sequence>
            <element name="G" type="ds:CryptoBinary" minOccurs="0"/>
            <element name="Y" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
            <element name="J" type="ds:CryptoBinary" minOccurs="0"/>
            <sequence minOccurs="0">
              <element name="Seed" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
              <element name="PgenCounter" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
            </sequence>
          </sequence>
        </complexType>

        <element name="RSAKeyValue" type="ds:RSAKeyValueType"/>
        <complexType name="RSAKeyValueType">
          <sequence>
            <element name="Modulus" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
            <element name="Exponent" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
          </sequence>
        </complexType>

A `KeyValue` instance may be created by invoking the `newKeyValue` method of the `KeyInfoFactory` class, and passing it a `PublicKey` representing the value of the public key. Here is an example of creating a `KeyValue` from a `DSAPublicKey` of a `Certificate` stored in a `KeyStore`:

     KeyStore keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
     PublicKey dsaPublicKey = keyStore.getCertificate("myDSASigningCert").getPublicKey();
     KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM");
     KeyValue keyValue = factory.newKeyValue(dsaPublicKey);

This class returns the `DSAKeyValue` and `RSAKeyValue` elements as objects of type `DSAPublicKey` and `RSAPublicKey`, respectively. Note that not all of the fields in the schema are accessible as parameters of these types.

Since:
  1.6
See Also:
  `KeyInfoFactory.newKeyValue(PublicKey)`

Field Summary
`static String` | `DSA_TYPE` URI identifying the DSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#DSAKeyValue.
`static String` | `RSA_TYPE` URI identifying the RSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#RSAKeyValue.

Method Summary
`PublicKey` | `getPublicKey()` Returns the public key of this `KeyValue`.

Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.crypto.XMLStructure
`isFeatureSupported`

Field Detail

### DSA_TYPE

    static final String DSA_TYPE

  URI identifying the DSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#DSAKeyValue. This can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `RetrievalMethod` class to describe a remote `DSAKeyValue` structure.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### RSA_TYPE

    static final String RSA_TYPE

  URI identifying the RSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#RSAKeyValue. This can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `RetrievalMethod` class to describe a remote `RSAKeyValue` structure.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Method Detail

### getPublicKey

    PublicKey getPublicKey()
                           throws KeyException

  Returns the public key of this `KeyValue`.

  Returns:
    the public key of this `KeyValue`
  Throws:
    `KeyException` - if this `KeyValue` cannot be converted to a `PublicKey`

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