# 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 | 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 | Description
--- | --- | ---
`void` | Certificate.`decode​(InputStream stream)` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Decodes a certificate from an input stream.
`void` | Certificate.`encode​(OutputStream stream)` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Encodes the certificate to an output stream in a format that can be decoded by the `decode` method.
`void` | Signer.`setKeyPair​(KeyPair pair)` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. 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 | 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.