Destroyable (crypto 2.0.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

PrivateKey, SecretKey

All Known Implementing Classes:

SecretKeySpec
```
public interface Destroyable
```
Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to destroy its contents.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`destroy()`	Destroy this `Object`.
`boolean`	`isDestroyed()`	Determine if this `Object` has been destroyed.

- Method Detail
  - destroy
```
void destroy()
      throws DestroyFailedException
```
    Destroy this Object.
    Sensitive information associated with this Object is destroyed or cleared. Subsequent calls to certain methods on this Object will result in an IllegalStateException being thrown.
    The default implementation throws DestroyFailedException.
    
    Throws:
    
    DestroyFailedException - if the destroy operation fails.
    
    java.lang.SecurityException - if the caller does not have permission to destroy this Object.
  - isDestroyed
```
boolean isDestroyed()
```
    Determine if this Object has been destroyed.
    The default implementation returns false.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this Object has been destroyed, false otherwise.