java.security
Interface PublicKey
- All Superinterfaces:
- Key
, Serializable

- All Known Subinterfaces:
- 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 |
static long |
serialVersionUID 
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
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