ECKey
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Known Indirect Subclasses
| ECPrivateKey |
The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) private key. |
| ECPublicKey |
The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key. |
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The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) key.
Public Methods
Returns the domain parameters associated
with this key. The domain parameters are
either explicitly specified or implicitly
created during key generation.
Returns
- the associated domain parameters.
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Last updated 2024-07-10 UTC.
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