JavaTM 2 Platform Std. Ed. v1.4.2
java.security
Interface PrivateKey
- All Superinterfaces:
- Key, Serializable
- All Known Subinterfaces:
- DHPrivateKey, DSAPrivateKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey
- public 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
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
serialVersionUID
public 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
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