PrivateKey (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
java.security
Interface PrivateKey
All Superinterfaces:
All Known Subinterfaces:
DHPrivateKey, DSAPrivateKey, ECPrivateKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey
public interface PrivateKey
extends Key
A private key. This interface contains no methods or constants. It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all private key interfaces. Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface. See, for example, the DSAPrivateKey interface injava.security.interfaces.
See Also:
Key, PublicKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey
| Field Summary | |
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| static long | serialVersionUID The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
| Method Summary |
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| Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key |
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| getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat |
| Field Detail |
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serialVersionUID
static final long serialVersionUID
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.
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