Java Platform 1.2

java.security.interfaces
Interface DSAPrivateKey


public abstract 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
static long serialVersionUID
           
 
Fields inherited from class java.security.PrivateKey
serialVersionUID
 
Fields inherited from class java.security.Key
serialVersionUID
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Serializable
serialVersionUID
 
Method Summary
 BigInteger getX()
          Returns the value of the private key, x.
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.interfaces.DSAKey
getParams
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat
 

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID
Method Detail

getX

public BigInteger getX()
Returns the value of the private key, x.
Returns:
the value of the private key, x.

Java Platform 1.2

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