public abstract class Provider extends Properties
Each provider has a name and a version number, and is configured in each runtime it is installed in.
See The Provider Class in the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference" for information about how a particular type of provider, the cryptographic service provider, works and is installed. However, please note that a provider can be used to implement any security service in Java that uses a pluggable architecture with a choice of implementations that fit underneath.
Some provider implementations may encounter unrecoverable internal
 errors during their operation, for example a failure to communicate with a
 security token. A ProviderException should be used to indicate
 such errors.
 
The service type Provider is reserved for use by the
 security framework. Services of this type cannot be added, removed,
 or modified by applications.
 The following attributes are automatically placed in each Provider object:
 
| Name | Value | 
|---|---|
| Provider.id name | String.valueOf(provider.getName()) | 
| Provider.id version | String.valueOf(provider.getVersion()) | 
| Provider.id info | String.valueOf(provider.getInfo()) | 
| Provider.id className | provider.getClass().getName() | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| static class  | Provider.Service The description of a security service. | 
defaults | Modifier | Constructor and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected  | Provider (String name,
 double version,
 String info)Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number,
 and information. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | clear ()Clears this provider so that it no longer contains the properties
 used to look up facilities implemented by the provider. | 
| Enumeration<Object> | elements ()Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable. | 
| Set<Map.Entry<Object,Object>> | entrySet ()Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property entries contained
 in this Provider. | 
| Object  | get (Object key)Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped,
 or  nullif this map contains no mapping for the key. | 
| String  | getInfo ()Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its
 services. | 
| String  | getName ()Returns the name of this provider. | 
| String  | getProperty (String key)Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list. | 
| Provider.Service  | getService (String type,
 String algorithm)Get the service describing this Provider's implementation of the
 specified type of this algorithm or alias. | 
| Set<Provider.Service> | getServices ()Get an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by
 this Provider. | 
| double | getVersion ()Returns the version number for this provider. | 
| Enumeration<Object> | keys ()Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable. | 
| Set<Object> | keySet ()Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property keys contained in
 this provider. | 
| void | load (InputStream inStream)Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream. | 
| Object  | put (Object key,
 Object value)Sets the  keyproperty to have the specifiedvalue. | 
| void | putAll (Map<?,?> t)Copies all of the mappings from the specified Map to this provider. | 
| protected void | putService (Provider.Service s)Add a service. | 
| Object  | remove (Object key)Removes the  keyproperty (and its correspondingvalue). | 
| protected void | removeService (Provider.Service s)Remove a service previously added using
  putService(). | 
| String  | toString ()Returns a string with the name and the version number
 of this provider. | 
| Collection<Object> | values ()Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the property values
 contained in this provider. | 
getProperty, list, list, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNames clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, rehash, size public String getName()
public double getVersion()
public String getInfo()
public String toString()
public void clear()
First, if there is a security manager, its
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string
 "clearProviderProperties."+name (where name
 is the provider name) to see if it's ok to clear this provider.
 If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess
 is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in
 a call to the security manager's checkPermission method
 with a SecurityPermission("clearProviderProperties."+name)
 permission.
clear  in interface Map<Object,Object>clear  in class Hashtable<Object,Object>SecurityException  - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String) public void load(InputStream inStream) throws IOException
load  in class Properties inStream - the input stream.IOException  - if an error occurred when reading from the
 input stream.Properties.load(java.io.Reader) public void putAll(Map<?,?> t)
public Set<Map.Entry<Object,Object>> entrySet()
public Set<Object> keySet()
public Collection<Object> values()
public Object put(Object key, Object value)
key property to have the specified
 value.
 First, if there is a security manager, its
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string
 "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is the
 provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values.
 If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess
 is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in
 a call to the security manager's checkPermission method
 with a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
put  in interface Map<Object,Object>put  in class Hashtable<Object,Object>key - the property key.value - the property value.key), or null if it did not have one.SecurityException  - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String) Object.equals(Object), 
Hashtable.get(Object) public Object remove(Object key)
key property (and its corresponding
 value).
 First, if there is a security manager, its
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string
 "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is
 the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's
 properties. If the default implementation of
 checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not
 overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's
 checkPermission method with a
 SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
remove  in interface Map<Object,Object>remove  in class Hashtable<Object,Object>key - the key for the property to be removed.SecurityException  - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String) public Object get(Object key)
Hashtable null if this map contains no mapping for the key.
 More formally, if this map contains a mapping from a key
 k to a value v such that (key.equals(k)),
 then this method returns v; otherwise it returns
 null. (There can be at most one such mapping.)
get  in interface Map<Object,Object>get  in class Hashtable<Object,Object>key - the key whose associated value is to be returnednull if this map contains no mapping for the keyHashtable.put(Object, Object) public Enumeration<Object> keys()
Hashtable keys  in class Hashtable<Object,Object>Enumeration, 
Hashtable.elements(), 
Hashtable.keySet(), 
Map public Enumeration<Object> elements()
Hashtable elements  in class Hashtable<Object,Object>Enumeration, 
Hashtable.keys(), 
Hashtable.values(), 
Map public String getProperty(String key)
Properties null if the property is not found.getProperty  in class Properties key - the property key.Properties.setProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), 
Properties.defaults public Provider.Service getService(String type, String algorithm)
putService() and one added via put(),
 the service added via putService() is returned.type - the type of service requested
 (for example, MessageDigest)algorithm - the case insensitive algorithm name (or alternate
 alias) of the service requested (for example, SHA-1)NullPointerException  - if type or algorithm is nullpublic Set<Provider.Service> getServices()
protected void putService(Provider.Service s)
putService(),
 it is replaced by the new service.
 This method also places information about this service
 in the provider's Hashtable values in the format described in the
 
 Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference .
 Also, if there is a security manager, its
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string
 "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is
 the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property
 values. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess
 is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in
 a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with
 a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
s - the Service to addSecurityException  - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String) NullPointerException  - if s is nullprotected void removeService(Provider.Service s)
putService(). The specified service is removed from
 this provider. It will no longer be returned by
 getService() and its information will be removed
 from this provider's Hashtable.
 Also, if there is a security manager, its
 checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string
 "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is
 the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's
 properties. If the default implementation of
 checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not
 overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's
 checkPermission method with a
 SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name)
 permission.
s - the Service to be removedSecurityException  - if a security manager exists and its SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String) NullPointerException  - if s is null Submit a bug or feature 
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