java.security
Interface PrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:
Key, Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
DHPrivateKey, DSAPrivateKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey

public interface PrivateKey
extends Key

This interface specified no methods. In simply provides a common super-interface for all algorithm specific private key values.

Since:
1.1
See Also:
Key, PublicKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(PublicKey), DSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey

Field Summary
static long serialVersionUID
          The version identifier used for serialization.
 
Method Summary
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat
 

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID
The version identifier used for serialization.

See Also:
Constant Field Values