Package pygar.identity_authority

This package implements the system component responsible for identities as represented via public key encryption.

The package builds on java.security.KeyStore and uses that class to store keys and certificates. The package adds access methods that are particular to our system. For that reason, we hide a lot of the generality and complexity of the java.security utilities in order to have a convenient and concise way to express our code.

At the present time, the classes in this package are considered and annotated as @Dangerous because we have not defined anyway to ensure the security of the facility. In particular, there are passwords running around in clear text. These need to be eliminated in future releases.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
IdentifyOthers<NameType,KeyType>	This interface describes the component that will provide a public identifer for an agent.
IdentifySelf<NameType,KeyType>	This interface describes the component that will retrieve the private key for an agent.

Class Summary

Class	Description
KeyStoreAccess

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
KeyStoreType	An enumeration for the types of keys in the system.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
KeyNotFound	The KeyNotFound exception is thrown when an access to a KeyStore fails to find a key.