Java Platform 1.2

java.security
Interface PublicKey

All Known Subinterfaces:
DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

public abstract 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
           
 
Fields inherited from class java.security.Key
serialVersionUID
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Serializable
serialVersionUID
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat
 

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID

Java Platform 1.2

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