Interface Signatory
- All Known Implementing Classes:
PgpSignatory,SignatorySupport
public interface Signatory
A signatory is an object capable of providing a signature for an arbitrary stream of bytes.
- Since:
- 4.5
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiongetKeyId()Returns the id of the key that will be used for signing.getName()An identifying name for this signatory.byte[]sign(InputStream toSign) ExhauststoSign, and returns the raw signature bytes.voidsign(InputStream toSign, OutputStream destination) ExhauststoSign, and writes the signature tosignatureDestination.
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Method Details
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getName
An identifying name for this signatory.
The name must be constant for the life of the signatory and should uniquely identify it within a project.
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sign
ExhauststoSign, and writes the signature tosignatureDestination. The caller is responsible for closing the streams, though the output WILL be flushed.- Parameters:
toSign- The source of the data to be signeddestination- Where the signature will be written to
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sign
ExhauststoSign, and returns the raw signature bytes.- Parameters:
toSign- The source of the data to be signed- Returns:
- The raw bytes of the signature
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getKeyId
Returns the id of the key that will be used for signing.- Returns:
- The key id
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