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java.security

public Interface PublicKey

extends AsymmetricKey
Known Direct Subinterfaces
java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey, java.security.interfaces.ECPublicKey, java.security.interfaces.EdECPublicKey, java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey, java.security.interfaces.XECPublicKey, javax.crypto.interfaces.DHPublicKey
Known Direct Implementers
com.sun.crypto.provider.DHPublicKey, sun.security.x509.X509Key

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
Key, PrivateKey, java.security.cert.Certificate, Signature#initVerify, java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey, java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public static final long
serialVersionUID

Hides java.security.Key.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.

Method Summary

Inherited from java.security.AsymmetricKey:
getParams

Field Detail

serialVersionUIDback to summary
public static final long serialVersionUID

Hides java.security.Key.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.

Annotations
@Deprecated
@SuppressWarnings:serial
@Serial