AI-generated Key Takeaways
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PublicKey
is an interface that acts as a grouping mechanism for all public key interfaces, ensuring type safety. -
It doesn't define any methods or constants of its own but is extended by specialized public key interfaces such as
DSAPublicKey
andRSAPublicKey
. -
PublicKey
inherits methods from theKey
interface for retrieving algorithm name, encoded key, and encoding format. -
The
serialVersionUID
constant is used to maintain serialization compatibility across different versions of the class. -
Some known indirect subclasses include
DHPublicKey
,DSAPublicKey
,ECPublicKey
, andRSAPublicKey
, each providing specific functionalities for different cryptographic algorithms.
Known Indirect Subclasses |
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
.
Constant Summary
long | serialVersionUID | The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class. |
Inherited Constant Summary
Inherited Method Summary
Constants
public static final long serialVersionUID
The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.