Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:
AsymmetricKey,Key,Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
DHPublicKey,DSAPublicKey,ECPublicKey,EdECPublicKey,RSAPublicKey,XECPublicKey
public interfacePublicKeyextendsAsymmetricKey

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 injava.security.interfaces.

Since:
1.1
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  • Field Details

    • serialVersionUID

      @Deprecatedstatic final long serialVersionUID
      Deprecated.
      AserialVersionUID 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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