java.lang.Object | +----java.util.Dictionary | +----java.util.Hashtable | +----java.util.Properties | +----java.security.Provider
public abstract class Provider
extends Properties
This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API. A provider implements some or all parts of Java Security, including:
Each provider has a name and a version number, and is configured in each runtime it is installed in.
There is a default provider that comes standard with the JDK. It is called the SUN Provider. See "The Provider Class" in the Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference for information about how providers work and how to install them.