java.security: public interface: PublicKey

java.security
public interface: PublicKey [javadoc | source]

All Implemented Interfaces:
Key

All Known Implementing Classes:
DSAPublicKey, DHPublicKey, RSAPublicKey, ECPublicKey

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.

Also see:

Key

PrivateKey

Certificate

Signature#initVerify

java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey

java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey

Field Summary
static final long	serialVersionUID	The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.