PublicKey (Java SE 12 & JDK 12 )

PublicKey (Java SE 12 & JDK 12 )

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DHPublicKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPublicKey, RSAPublicKey, XECPublicKey
```
public interface PublicKey
extends Key
```
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.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

Key, PrivateKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  static long serialVersionUID
  Deprecated.
- Method Summary
  - Methods declared in interface java.security.Key
    getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

- Field Detail
  - serialVersionUID
```
@Deprecated
static final long serialVersionUID
```
    The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values