Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

java.security.interfaces
Interface DSAPrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:
DSAKey, Key, PrivateKey, Serializable

public interface DSAPrivateKey
extends DSAKey, PrivateKey

The standard interface to a DSA private key. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.

See Also:
Key, Signature, DSAKey, DSAPublicKey

Field Summary
static long serialVersionUID
          The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.
 
Method Summary
 BigInteger getX()
          Returns the value of the private key, x.
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.interfaces.DSAKey
getParams
 
Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat
 

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
Method Detail

getX

BigInteger getX()
Returns the value of the private key, x.

Returns:
the value of the private key, x.

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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