Package org.bouncycastle.crypto.util

## Class PrivateKeyFactory

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.crypto.util.PrivateKeyFactory

-     public class PrivateKeyFactory
      extends java.lang.Object

  Factory for creating private key objects from PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo objects.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `PrivateKeyFactory()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey​(byte[] privateKeyInfoData)` | Create a private key parameter from a PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo encoding.
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey​(java.io.InputStream inStr)` | Create a private key parameter from a PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo encoding read from a stream.
    `static AsymmetricKeyParameter` | `createKey​(PrivateKeyInfo keyInfo)` | Create a private key parameter from the passed in PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo object.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PrivateKeyFactory

          public PrivateKeyFactory()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey​(byte[] privateKeyInfoData)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a private key parameter from a PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo encoding.
      Parameters:
        `privateKeyInfoData` - the PrivateKeyInfo encoding
      Returns:
        a suitable private key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey​(java.io.InputStream inStr)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a private key parameter from a PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo encoding read from a stream.
      Parameters:
        `inStr` - the stream to read the PrivateKeyInfo encoding from
      Returns:
        a suitable private key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key

    - #### createKey

          public static AsymmetricKeyParameter createKey​(PrivateKeyInfo keyInfo)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException

      Create a private key parameter from the passed in PKCS8 PrivateKeyInfo object.
      Parameters:
        `keyInfo` - the PrivateKeyInfo object containing the key material
      Returns:
        a suitable private key parameter
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on an error decoding the key