PrivateKey represents the idea of a private key, which
is a key intended to be secret, and has an associated public key intended to be publically
disclosed. The private key normally performs operations such as decryption and signing,
whereas the public key performs operations such as encryption and verification.
Category:
Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.
Returns the CryptoSystem used by this private key.
Returns:
The crypto system.
Since:
JDE 3.6.0
Category:
Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.
Performs certain integrity checks on the private key parameters. These checks are
useful to prevent certain types of attacks that involve modifying the parameters
and then using a signed message to calculate the real private key
parameters.
Throws:
InvalidKeyException - Thrown if the specified key is improperly
formatted or invalid.
Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.
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