01: /*
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24: */
25:
26: package java.security;
27:
28: /**
29: * <p>A private key. This interface contains no methods or constants.
30: * It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all private key
31: * interfaces.
32: *
33: * Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface.
34: * See, for example, the DSAPrivateKey interface in
35: * <code>java.security.interfaces</code>.
36: *
37: * @see Key
38: * @see PublicKey
39: * @see Certificate
40: * @see Signature#initVerify
41: * @see java.security.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey
42: * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey
43: * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateCrtKey
44: *
45: * @version 1.36 07/05/05
46: * @author Benjamin Renaud
47: * @author Josh Bloch
48: */
49:
50: public interface PrivateKey extends Key {
51: // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
52: /**
53: * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
54: * compatibility with a previous version of the class.
55: */
56: static final long serialVersionUID = 6034044314589513430L;
57: }
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