java.security

Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

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)

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