Interface PublicKey
- All Superinterfaces:
- Key, Serializable
- 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 in java.security.interfaces.
- See Also:
-
Key,PrivateKey,Certificate,Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey),DSAPublicKey,RSAPublicKey
Fields
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
|---|---|
static long |
serialVersionUID The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
Methods
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat Fields
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
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