PrivateKey (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0)

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java.security
Interface PrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:: Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:: DHPrivateKey, DSAPrivateKey, ECPrivateKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey

public interface PrivateKey
extends Key
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` The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from 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