java.security

Interface PrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

public interface PrivateKey
extends Key

A private key. The purpose of this interface is to group (and provide type safety for) all private key interfaces.

Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface.

Author:

Benjamin Renaud, Josh Bloch

See Also:

Key, Certificate

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and 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.

See Also:

Constant Field Values