/* X509EncodedKeySpec.java --- X.509 Encoded Key Specificaton class
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package java.security.spec;

/**
	X.509 Encoded Key Specification class which is used to store 
	"X.509" byte encoded keys.

	@since JDK 1.2

	@author Mark Benvenuto
*/
public class X509EncodedKeySpec extends EncodedKeySpec
{

  /**
     Constructs a new X509EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key.

     @param encodedKey A key to store, assumed to be "X.509"
  */
  public X509EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
  {
    super( encodedKey );
  }

  /**
     Gets the encoded key in byte format.

     @returns the encoded key
  */
  public byte[] getEncoded()
  {
    return super.getEncoded();
  }

  /**
     Returns the name of the key format used which is "X.509"

     @return a string representing the name
  */
  public final String getFormat()
  {
    return "X.509";
  }

}