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## Uses of Class
java.security.Signature

Packages that use Signature
java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.

Uses of Signature in java.security

Methods in java.security that return Signature
`static Signature` | `Signature.getInstance(String algorithm)` Generates a Signature object that implements the specified digest algorithm.
`static Signature` | `Signature.getInstance(String algorithm, String provider)` Generates a Signature object implementing the specified algorithm, as supplied from the specified provider, if such an algorithm is available from the provider.
`static Signature` | `Signature.getInstance(String algorithm, Provider provider)` Generates a Signature object implementing the specified algorithm, as supplied from the specified provider, if such an algorithm is available from the provider.

Methods in java.security with parameters of type Signature
`boolean` | `SignedObject.verify(PublicKey verificationKey, Signature verificationEngine)` Verifies that the signature in this SignedObject is the valid signature for the object stored inside, with the given verification key, using the designated verification engine.

Constructors in java.security with parameters of type Signature
`SignedObject(Serializable object, PrivateKey signingKey, Signature signingEngine)` Constructs a SignedObject from any Serializable object.

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