com.maverick.ssh.components
Interface SshPublicKey

All Known Subinterfaces:

SshDsaPublicKey, SshRsaPublicKey

All Known Implementing Classes:

Ssh1RsaPublicKey, Ssh2DsaPublicKey, Ssh2DsaPublicKey, Ssh2RsaPublicKey, Ssh2RsaPublicKey

public interface SshPublicKey

Interface for SSH supported public keys.

Author:

Lee David Painter

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAlgorithm() Get the algorithm name for the public key.
int	getBitLength() Get the bit length of the public key
byte[]	getEncoded() Encode the public key into a blob of binary data, the encoded result will be passed into init to recreate the key.
java.lang.String	getFingerprint() Return an SSH fingerprint of the public key
void	init(byte[] blob, int start, int len) Initialize the public key from a blob of binary data.
boolean	verifySignature(byte[] signature, byte[] data) Verify the signature.

Method Detail

init

public void init(byte[] blob,
                 int start,
                 int len)
          throws SshException

Initialize the public key from a blob of binary data.

Parameters:

blob -

start -

len -

Throws:

SshException

getAlgorithm

public java.lang.String getAlgorithm()

Get the algorithm name for the public key.

Returns:

the algorithm name, for example "ssh-dss"

getBitLength

public int getBitLength()

Get the bit length of the public key

Returns:

the bit length of the public key

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()
                  throws SshException

Encode the public key into a blob of binary data, the encoded result will be passed into init to recreate the key.

Returns:

an encoded byte array

Throws:

SshException

getFingerprint

public java.lang.String getFingerprint()
                                throws SshException

Return an SSH fingerprint of the public key

Returns:

String

Throws:

SshException

verifySignature

public boolean verifySignature(byte[] signature,
                               byte[] data)
                        throws SshException

Verify the signature.

Parameters:

signature -

data -

Returns:

true if the signature was produced by the corresponding private key that owns this public key, otherwise false.

Throws:

SshException