JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3

java.security
Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:
Key, Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
DSAPublicKey, 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 in java.security.interfaces.

See Also:
Key, PrivateKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

Field Summary
static long serialVersionUID
           
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat
 

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3

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