Java Platform 1.2

java.security
Interface PrivateKey

All Known Subinterfaces:
DSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey

public abstract interface PrivateKey
extends Key

A private key. This interface contains no methods or constants. It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all private key interfaces. Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface. See, for example, the DSAPrivateKey interface in java.security.interfaces.

See Also:
Key, PublicKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey

Field Summary
static long serialVersionUID
           
 
Fields inherited from class java.security.Key
serialVersionUID
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Serializable
serialVersionUID
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat
 

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID

Java Platform 1.2

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