Module java.base

Package java.security

Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DHPublicKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPublicKey, 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:

Key, PrivateKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static long	serialVersionUID	The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

Method Summary

Methods declared in interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

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