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

java.security.interfaces

Interface DSAPublicKey

All Superinterfaces:

DSAKey, Key, PublicKey, Serializable

public interface DSAPublicKey

extends DSAKey, PublicKey

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

See Also:

Key, Signature, DSAKey, DSAPrivateKey

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	getY() Returns the value of the public key, y.

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

getY

BigInteger getY()

Returns the value of the public key, y.

Returns:

the value of the public key, y.

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