This
interface represents a public
cryptographic key. It extends the
Key interface, but does not add any new methods.
The interface exists in order to create a strong distinction between
public and private keys. See also PrivateKey.
Figure 14-34. java.security.PublicKey
public interface PublicKey extends Key {
// Public Constants
1.2 public static final long serialVersionUID ; =7187392471159151072
}
Implementations
java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey,
java.security.interfaces.ECPublicKey,
java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey,
javax.crypto.interfaces.DHPublicKey Passed To
Identity.setPublicKey( ),
IdentityScope.getIdentity( ),
KeyPair.KeyPair( ), Signature.initVerify(
), SignatureSpi.engineInitVerify( ),
SignedObject.verify( ),
java.security.cert.Certificate.verify( ),
java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathBuilderResult.PKIXCertPathBuilderResult(
),
java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathValidatorResult.PKIXCertPathValidatorResult(
), java.security.cert.TrustAnchor.TrustAnchor(
),
java.security.cert.X509CertSelector.setSubjectPublicKey(
), java.security.cert.X509CRL.verify( ) Returned By
java.security.Certificate.getPublicKey( ),
Identity.getPublicKey( ),
KeyFactory.generatePublic( ),
KeyFactorySpi.engineGeneratePublic( ),
KeyPair.getPublic( ),
java.security.cert.Certificate.getPublicKey( ),
java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathValidatorResult.getPublicKey(
), java.security.cert.TrustAnchor.getCAPublicKey(
),
java.security.cert.X509CertSelector.getSubjectPublicKey(
) |