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+/* EncodedKeySpec.java --- Encoded Key Specificaton class
+   Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+ 
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to
+produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the
+resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
+executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
+
+
+package java.security.spec;
+
+/**
+	Encoded Key Specification class which is used to store 
+	byte encoded keys.
+
+	@since JDK 1.2
+
+	@author Mark Benvenuto
+*/
+public abstract class EncodedKeySpec 
+{
+
+  private byte[] encodedKey;
+
+  /**
+     Constructs a new EncodedKeySpec with the specified encoded key.
+
+     @param encodedKey A key to store
+  */
+  public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey) 
+  {
+    this.encodedKey = encodedKey;
+  }
+
+  /**
+     Gets the encoded key in byte format.
+
+     @returns the encoded key
+  */
+  public byte[] getEncoded() 
+  {
+    return this.encodedKey;
+  }
+
+  /**
+     Returns the name of the key format used.
+
+     This name is the format such as "PKCS#8" or "X.509" which
+     if it matches a Key class name of the same type can be 
+     transformed using the apporiate KeyFactory. 
+
+     @return a string representing the name
+  */
+  public abstract String getFormat();
+
+}