PublicKey (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• All Superinterfaces:
  Key, Serializable
  All Known Subinterfaces:
  DHPublicKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

public interface PublicKey
extends Key
A public key. This interface contains no methods or constants. It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all public key interfaces. Note: The specialized public key interfaces extend this interface. See, for example, the DSAPublicKey interface injava.security.interfaces.
See Also:
Key, PrivateKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

• • Field Summary

  Fields

  Modifier and Type	Field	Description
  static long	serialVersionUID	The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

  • Method Summary

    * ### Methods inherited from interface java.security.[Key](../../java/security/Key.html "interface in java.security")  
    `[getAlgorithm](../../java/security/Key.html#getAlgorithm--), [getEncoded](../../java/security/Key.html#getEncoded--), [getFormat](../../java/security/Key.html#getFormat--)`

• • Field Detail

     * #### serialVersionUID  
     static final long serialVersionUID  
     The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.  
     See Also:  
     [Constant Field Values](../../constant-values.html#java.security.PublicKey.serialVersionUID)

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