IPrivateCredential (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

```
public interface IPrivateCredential
```
This interface describes private credentials added by the Equinox login modules.
This interface should not be extended by clients.

See Also:

Subject.getPrivateCredentials()

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clear()`	Clears private key from memory.
`javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec`	`getPrivateKey()`	Returns private key stored in this credential
`java.lang.String`	`getProviderID()`	ID of the provider of this private credential.

- Method Detail
  - getPrivateKey
```
javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec getPrivateKey()
```
    Returns private key stored in this credential
    
    Returns:
    
    private key
  - getProviderID
```
java.lang.String getProviderID()
```
    ID of the provider of this private credential.
    
    Returns:
    
    provider ID
  - clear
```
void clear()
```
    Clears private key from memory.