DSAPublicKey

public interface DSAPublicKey implements DSAKey PublicKey

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

See Also

• Key
• Signature
• DSAKey
• DSAPrivateKey

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.PublicKey

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

getY() Returns the value of the public key, y.

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.

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: 1234526332779022332

Public Methods

public abstract BigInteger getY ()

Returns the value of the public key, y.

Returns

• the value of the public key, y.