PublicKey (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
java.security
Interface PublicKey
All Superinterfaces:
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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