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PublicKey
public
interface
PublicKey
implements
Key
Known indirect subclasses
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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.
Summary
Constants |
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long |
serialVersionUID
This constant was deprecated
in API level 34.
A serialVersionUID field in an interface is
ineffectual. Do not use; no replacement.
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Inherited constants |
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From interface
java.security.Key
long |
serialVersionUID
This constant was deprecated
in API level 34.
A serialVersionUID field in an interface is
ineffectual. Do not use; no replacement.
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Inherited methods |
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From interface
java.security.Key
abstract
String
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getAlgorithm()
Returns the standard algorithm name for this key.
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abstract
byte[]
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getEncoded()
Returns the key in its primary encoding format, or null
if this key does not support encoding.
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abstract
String
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getFormat()
Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key,
or null if this key does not support encoding.
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Constants
serialVersionUID
public static final long serialVersionUID
This constant was deprecated
in API level 34.
A serialVersionUID field in an interface is
ineffectual. Do not use; no replacement.
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
compatibility with a previous version of the class.
Constant Value:
7187392471159151072
(0x63bebf5f40c219e0)
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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