rice.post.messaging
Class SignedPostMessage

java.lang.Object
  rice.post.messaging.SignedPostMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class SignedPostMessage

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class is the representation of a PostMessage and it's attached signature. This class should be the one which is sent across the wire.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SignedPostMessage(PostMessage message, java.security.PrivateKey key)
Constructs a SignedPostMessage given the message and siganture

Method Summary

void	dump()
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
PostMessage	getMessage() Returns the sender of this message.
byte[]	getMessageBytes()
byte[]	getSignature() Returns the signature for this message, or null if the message has not yet been signed.
java.lang.String	toString()
boolean	verify(java.security.PublicKey key)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SignedPostMessage

public SignedPostMessage(PostMessage message,
                         java.security.PrivateKey key)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Constructs a SignedPostMessage given the message and siganture

Parameters:

sender - The sender of this message.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

getMessage

public PostMessage getMessage()

Returns the sender of this message.

Returns:

The sender

getMessageBytes

public byte[] getMessageBytes()

getSignature

public byte[] getSignature()

Returns the signature for this message, or null if the message has not yet been signed.

Returns:

The signature, or null if not yet signed.

verify

public boolean verify(java.security.PublicKey key)

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

dump

public void dump()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object