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

• All Superinterfaces:
  Destroyable, 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

  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

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  BigInteger	getX()	Returns the value of the private key, x.

     * ### Methods inherited from interface java.security.interfaces.[DSAKey](../../../java/security/interfaces/DSAKey.html "interface in java.security.interfaces")  
     `[getParams](../../../java/security/interfaces/DSAKey.html#getParams--)`  
     * ### 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--)`  
     * ### Methods inherited from interface javax.security.auth.[Destroyable](../../../javax/security/auth/Destroyable.html "interface in javax.security.auth")  
     `[destroy](../../../javax/security/auth/Destroyable.html#destroy--), [isDestroyed](../../../javax/security/auth/Destroyable.html#isDestroyed--)`

• • 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.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey.serialVersionUID)  

  • Method Detail

    * #### getX  
    [BigInteger](../../../java/math/BigInteger.html "class in java.math") getX()  
    Returns the value of the private key, `x`.  
    Returns:  
    the value of the private key, `x`.

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