KeyValue (Java SE 25 & JDK 25)
Description: declaration: module: java.xml.crypto, package: javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo, interface: KeyValue
Keywords: javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo.KeyValue interface

# Interface KeyValue

All Superinterfaces:
  `XMLStructure`

public interface KeyValue extends XMLStructure
A representation of the XML `KeyValue` element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. A `KeyValue` object contains a single public key that may be useful in validating the signature. The XML schema definition is defined as:

       <element name="KeyValue" type="ds:KeyValueType"/>
       <complexType name="KeyValueType" mixed="true">
         <choice>
           <element ref="ds:DSAKeyValue"/>
           <element ref="ds:RSAKeyValue"/>
           <!-- <element ref="dsig11:ECKeyValue"/> -->
           <!-- ECC keys (XMLDsig 1.1) will use the any element -->
           <any namespace="##other" processContents="lax"/>
         </choice>
       </complexType>

       <element name="DSAKeyValue" type="ds:DSAKeyValueType"/>
       <complexType name="DSAKeyValueType">
         <sequence>
           <sequence minOccurs="0">
             <element name="P" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
             <element name="Q" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
           </sequence>
           <element name="G" type="ds:CryptoBinary" minOccurs="0"/>
           <element name="Y" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
           <element name="J" type="ds:CryptoBinary" minOccurs="0"/>
           <sequence minOccurs="0">
             <element name="Seed" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
             <element name="PgenCounter" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
           </sequence>
         </sequence>
       </complexType>

       <element name="RSAKeyValue" type="ds:RSAKeyValueType"/>
       <complexType name="RSAKeyValueType">
         <sequence>
           <element name="Modulus" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
           <element name="Exponent" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
         </sequence>
       </complexType>

       <complexType name="ECKeyValueType">
         <sequence>
           <choice>
             <element name="ECParameters" type="dsig11:ECParametersType" />
             <element name="NamedCurve" type="dsig11:NamedCurveType" />
           </choice>
           <element name="PublicKey" type="dsig11:ECPointType" />
         </sequence>
         <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional" />
       </complexType>

       <complexType name="NamedCurveType">
         <attribute name="URI" type="anyURI" use="required" />
       </complexType>

       <simpleType name="ECPointType">
         <restriction base="ds:CryptoBinary" />
       </simpleType>

See section 4.5.2.3.1 of the W3C Recommendation for the definition of ECParametersType.

A `KeyValue` instance may be created by invoking the `newKeyValue` method of the `KeyInfoFactory` class, and passing it a `PublicKey` representing the value of the public key. Here is an example of creating a `KeyValue` from a `DSAPublicKey` of a `Certificate` stored in a `KeyStore`:

    KeyStore keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
    PublicKey dsaPublicKey = keyStore.getCertificate("myDSASigningCert").getPublicKey();
    KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM");
    KeyValue keyValue = factory.newKeyValue(dsaPublicKey);

This class returns the `DSAKeyValue` and `RSAKeyValue` elements as objects of type `DSAPublicKey` and `RSAPublicKey`, respectively. Note that not all of the fields in the schema are accessible as parameters of these types.

Since:
  1.6
See Also:
  - `KeyInfoFactory.newKeyValue(PublicKey)`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final String`
  `DSA_TYPE`
  URI identifying the DSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#DSAKeyValue.
  `static final String`
  `EC_TYPE`
  URI identifying the EC KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2009/xmldsig11#ECKeyValue.
  `static final String`
  `RSA_TYPE`
  URI identifying the RSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#RSAKeyValue.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `PublicKey`
  `getPublicKey()`
  Returns the public key of this `KeyValue`.

  ### Methods declared in interface XMLStructure

  `isFeatureSupported`

- ## Field Details

  - ### DSA_TYPE

    static final String DSA_TYPE
    URI identifying the DSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#DSAKeyValue. This can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `RetrievalMethod` class to describe a remote `DSAKeyValue` structure.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### RSA_TYPE

    static final String RSA_TYPE
    URI identifying the RSA KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#RSAKeyValue. This can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `RetrievalMethod` class to describe a remote `RSAKeyValue` structure.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### EC_TYPE

    static final String EC_TYPE
    URI identifying the EC KeyValue KeyInfo type: http://www.w3.org/2009/xmldsig11#ECKeyValue. This can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `RetrievalMethod` class to describe a remote `ECKeyValue` structure.
    Since:
      13
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

- ## Method Details

  - ### getPublicKey

    PublicKey getPublicKey() throws KeyException
    Returns the public key of this `KeyValue`.
    Returns:
      the public key of this `KeyValue`
    Throws:
      `KeyException` - if this `KeyValue` cannot be converted to a `PublicKey`