Module java.xml.crypto

Package javax.xml.crypto

package javax.xml.crypto

Common classes for XML cryptography. This package includes common classes that are used to perform XML cryptographic operations, such as generating an XML signature or encrypting XML data.

Package Specification

• XML-Signature Syntax and Processing: W3C Recommendation
• RFC 3275: XML-Signature Syntax and Processing

Since:

1.6

Related Packages

Module	Package	Description
java.xml	javax.xml	Defines constants for XML processing.
java.xml.crypto	javax.xml.crypto.dom	DOM-specific classes for the javax.xml.crypto package.
java.xml.crypto	javax.xml.crypto.dsig	Classes for generating and validating XML digital signatures.

Class	Description
AlgorithmMethod	An abstract representation of an algorithm defined in the XML Security specifications.
Data	An abstract representation of the result of dereferencing a URIReference or the input/output of subsequent Transforms.
KeySelector	A selector that finds and returns a key using the data contained in a KeyInfo object.
KeySelector.Purpose	The purpose of the key that is to be selected.
KeySelectorException	Indicates an exceptional condition thrown by a KeySelector.
KeySelectorResult	The result returned by the KeySelector.select method.
MarshalException	Indicates an exceptional condition that occurred during the XML marshalling or unmarshalling process.
NodeSetData<T>	An abstract representation of a Data type containing a node-set.
NoSuchMechanismException	This exception is thrown when a particular XML mechanism is requested but is not available in the environment.
OctetStreamData	A representation of a Data type containing an octet stream.
URIDereferencer	A dereferencer of URIReferences.
URIReference	Identifies a data object via a URI-Reference, as specified by RFC 2396.
URIReferenceException	Indicates an exceptional condition thrown while dereferencing a URIReference.
XMLCryptoContext	Contains common context information for XML cryptographic operations.
XMLStructure	A representation of an XML structure from any namespace.