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Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:
Key, Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
DHPublicKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPublicKey, EdECPublicKey, RSAPublicKey, XECPublicKey
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.

Since:
1.1
See Also:

Field Summary

Modifier and Type Field Description
static final long serialVersionUID
Deprecated.
A serialVersionUID field in an interface is ineffectual.

Method Summary

Methods declared in interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Field Details

serialVersionUID

@Deprecated static final long serialVersionUID
Deprecated.
A serialVersionUID field in an interface is ineffectual. Do not use; no replacement.
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.
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