Interface java.security.PublicKey





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Interface java.security.PublicKey


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.


See Also:
Key, PrivateKey, Certificate, initVerify, DSAPublicKey





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