DSAPrivateKey

public interface DSAPrivateKey implements DSAKey PrivateKey

The standard interface to a DSA private key. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.

See Also

• Key
• Signature
• DSAKey
• DSAPublicKey

Constant Summary

long

serialVersionUID

The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

Inherited Constant Summary

From interface java.security.PrivateKey

long

serialVersionUID

The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

From interface java.security.Key

long

serialVersionUID

The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

Public Method Summary

abstract BigInteger

getX() Returns the value of the private key, x.

Inherited Method Summary

From interface java.security.interfaces.DSAKey

abstract DSAParams

getParams() Returns the DSA-specific key parameters.

From interface java.security.Key

abstract String	getAlgorithm() Returns the standard algorithm name for this key.
abstract byte[]	getEncoded() Returns the key in its primary encoding format, or null if this key does not support encoding.
abstract String	getFormat() Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key, or null if this key does not support encoding.

From interface javax.security.auth.Destroyable

void	destroy() Destroy this Object.
boolean	isDestroyed() Determine if this Object has been destroyed.

Constants

public static final long serialVersionUID

The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

Constant Value: 7776497482533790279

Public Methods

public abstract BigInteger getX ()

Returns the value of the private key, x.

Returns

• the value of the private key, x.