PublicKey (Java Platform SE 8 )

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compact1, compact2, compact3

java.security

Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DHPublicKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPublicKey, 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.

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 inherited from interface java.security.Key
    getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

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.

- Field Detail
  - serialVersionUID
```
static final long serialVersionUID
```
    The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.
    
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Interface PublicKey

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key

Field Detail

serialVersionUID