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25
26 package java.security.interfaces;
27
28 import java.math.BigInteger;
29
30 /**
31 * The interface to a DSA public key. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm)
32 * is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
33 *
34 * @see java.security.Key
35 * @see java.security.Signature
36 * @see DSAKey
37 * @see DSAPrivateKey
38 *
39 * @author Benjamin Renaud
40 */
41 public interface DSAPublicKey extends DSAKey, java.security.PublicKey {
42
43 // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
44
45 /**
46 * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate
47 * serialization compatibility with a previous
48 * version of the class.
49 */
50 static final long serialVersionUID = 1234526332779022332L;
51
52 /**
53 * Returns the value of the public key, <code>y</code>.
54 *
55 * @return the value of the public key, <code>y</code>.
56 */
57 public BigInteger getY();
58 }
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