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## java.security
Class KeyStore.PasswordProtection

    java.lang.Object
      java.security.KeyStore.PasswordProtection

All Implemented Interfaces:
  KeyStore.ProtectionParameter, Destroyable

Enclosing class:
  KeyStore

    public static class KeyStore.PasswordProtection

extends Object
implements KeyStore.ProtectionParameter, Destroyable

A password-based implementation of `ProtectionParameter`.

Since:
  1.5

Constructor Summary
`KeyStore.PasswordProtection(char[] password)` Creates a password parameter.

Method Summary
`void` | `destroy()` Clears the password.
`char[]` | `getPassword()` Gets the password.
`boolean` | `isDestroyed()` Determines if password has been cleared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### KeyStore.PasswordProtection

    public KeyStore.PasswordProtection(char[] password)

  Creates a password parameter.

  The specified `password` is cloned before it is stored in the new `PasswordProtection` object.

  Parameters:
    `password` - the password, which may be `null`

Method Detail

### getPassword

    public char[] getPassword()

  Gets the password.

  Note that this method returns a reference to the password. If a clone of the array is created it is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.

  Returns:
    the password, which may be `null`
  Throws:
    `IllegalStateException` - if the password has been cleared (destroyed)
  See Also:
    `destroy()`

### destroy

    public void destroy()
                 throws DestroyFailedException

  Clears the password.

  Specified by:
    `destroy` in interface `Destroyable`
  Throws:
    `DestroyFailedException` - if this method was unable to clear the password

### isDestroyed

    public boolean isDestroyed()

  Determines if password has been cleared.

  Specified by:
    `isDestroyed` in interface `Destroyable`
  Returns:
    true if the password has been cleared, false otherwise

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