34  * their public keys. Identities may also be more abstract (or concrete)
  35  * constructs, such as daemon threads or smart cards.
  36  *
  37  * <p>All Identity objects have a name and a public key. Names are
  38  * immutable. Identities may also be scoped. That is, if an Identity is
  39  * specified to have a particular scope, then the name and public
  40  * key of the Identity are unique within that scope.
  41  *
  42  * <p>An Identity also has a set of certificates (all certifying its own
  43  * public key). The Principal names specified in these certificates need
  44  * not be the same, only the key.
  45  *
  46  * <p>An Identity can be subclassed, to include postal and email addresses,
  47  * telephone numbers, images of faces and logos, and so on.
  48  *
  49  * @see IdentityScope
  50  * @see Signer
  51  * @see Principal
  52  *
  53  * @author Benjamin Renaud

  54  * @deprecated This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been
  55  * replaced by {@code java.security.KeyStore}, the
  56  * {@code java.security.cert} package, and
  57  * {@code java.security.Principal}.
  58  */
  59 @Deprecated(since="1.2")
  60 public abstract class Identity implements Principal, Serializable {
  61 
  62     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1.x for interoperability */
  63     private static final long serialVersionUID = 3609922007826600659L;
  64 
  65     /**
  66      * The name for this identity.
  67      *
  68      * @serial
  69      */
  70     private String name;
  71 
  72     /**
  73      * The public key for this identity.

  34  * their public keys. Identities may also be more abstract (or concrete)
  35  * constructs, such as daemon threads or smart cards.
  36  *
  37  * <p>All Identity objects have a name and a public key. Names are
  38  * immutable. Identities may also be scoped. That is, if an Identity is
  39  * specified to have a particular scope, then the name and public
  40  * key of the Identity are unique within that scope.
  41  *
  42  * <p>An Identity also has a set of certificates (all certifying its own
  43  * public key). The Principal names specified in these certificates need
  44  * not be the same, only the key.
  45  *
  46  * <p>An Identity can be subclassed, to include postal and email addresses,
  47  * telephone numbers, images of faces and logos, and so on.
  48  *
  49  * @see IdentityScope
  50  * @see Signer
  51  * @see Principal
  52  *
  53  * @author Benjamin Renaud
  54  * @since 1.1
  55  * @deprecated This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been
  56  * replaced by {@code java.security.KeyStore}, the
  57  * {@code java.security.cert} package, and
  58  * {@code java.security.Principal}.
  59  */
  60 @Deprecated(since="1.2")
  61 public abstract class Identity implements Principal, Serializable {
  62 
  63     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1.x for interoperability */
  64     private static final long serialVersionUID = 3609922007826600659L;
  65 
  66     /**
  67      * The name for this identity.
  68      *
  69      * @serial
  70      */
  71     private String name;
  72 
  73     /**
  74      * The public key for this identity.