Java Platform 1.2
Beta 4

Interface java.security.PrivateKey

All Known Subinterfaces:
DSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey

public abstract interface PrivateKey
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
           
 
Fields inherited from class java.security.Key
serialVersionUID
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Serializable
serialVersionUID
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm , getEncoded , getFormat
 

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID

Java Platform 1.2
Beta 4

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