## Uses of Class
java.security.KeyException

- Packages that use KeyException
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
  javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo | Classes for parsing and processing `KeyInfo` elements and structures.

- - ### Uses of KeyException in java.security

    Subclasses of KeyException in java.security
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `InvalidKeyException` This is the exception for invalid Keys (invalid encoding, wrong length, uninitialized, etc).
    `class` | `KeyManagementException` This is the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.

    Methods in java.security that throw KeyException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | Certificate.`decode(InputStream stream)` Deprecated. Decodes a certificate from an input stream.
    `void` | Certificate.`encode(OutputStream stream)` Deprecated. Encodes the certificate to an output stream in a format that can be decoded by the `decode` method.
    `void` | Signer.`setKeyPair(KeyPair pair)` Deprecated. Sets the key pair (public key and private key) for this signer.

  - ### Uses of KeyException in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo

    Methods in javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo that throw KeyException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `PublicKey` | KeyValue.`getPublicKey()` Returns the public key of this `KeyValue`.
    `abstract KeyValue` | KeyInfoFactory.`newKeyValue(PublicKey key)` Creates a `KeyValue` from the specified public key.

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