PrivateKey (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DHPrivateKey, DSAPrivateKey, ECPrivateKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey
```
public interface PrivateKey
extends Key
```
A private key. This interface contains no methods or constants. It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all private key interfaces. Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface. See, for example, the DSAPrivateKey interface in java.security.interfaces.

See Also:
Key, PublicKey, Certificate, Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey), DSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field and Description
  
  static long serialVersionUID
  The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.
- Method Summary
  - Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
    getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static long`	`serialVersionUID` The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

- Field Detail
  - serialVersionUID
```
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

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Interface PrivateKey

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key

Field Detail

serialVersionUID