Class KeyPairCodecFactory

public static IKeyPairCodec getInstance(Key key)

Returns an instance of a keypair codec given a key.

Parameters:

key - the key to encode.

Returns:

an instance of the keypair codec, or null if none found.

public static IKeyPairCodec getInstance(String name)

Returns an instance of a keypair codec given its name.

Parameters:

name - the case-insensitive key codec name.

Returns:

an instance of the keypair codec, or null if none found.

public static IKeyPairCodec getInstance(byte[] buffer)

Returns an instance of a keypair codec given a byte array that is assumed to contain a previously encoded key (public or private).

Parameters:

buffer - a byte array containing a previously encoded key.

Returns:

an instance of the keypair codec, or null if none found.