java.security
Interface PublicKey
- All Superinterfaces:
- Key, Serializable
- All Known Subinterfaces:
- DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey
- 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
.
NOTE: DSAPublicKey is found in J2ME CDC profiles such as
J2ME Foundation Profile.
- See Also:
Key
,
PrivateKey
,
Certificate
,
Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey)
,
DSAPublicKey
,
RSAPublicKey
Field Summary |
static long |
serialVersionUID
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
serialVersionUID
public static final long serialVersionUID
- The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
compatibility with a previous version of the class.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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