DSAPrivateKey (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (original) (raw)

java.security.interfaces

Interface DSAPrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:

DSAKey, Key, PrivateKey, Serializable

public interface DSAPrivateKey

extends DSAKey, PrivateKey

The standard interface to a DSA private key. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.

See Also:

Key, Signature, DSAKey, DSAPublicKey

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

Method Summary
BigInteger	getX() Returns the value of the private key, x.

Methods inherited from interface java.security.interfaces.DSAKey
getParams

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, 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

Method Detail

getX

BigInteger getX()

Returns the value of the private key, x.

Returns:

the value of the private key, x.

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