01: /*
02: * @(#)PrivateKey.java 1.32 06/10/10
03: *
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27:
28: package java.security;
29:
30: /**
31: * <p>A private key. This interface contains no methods or constants.
32: * It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all private key
33: * interfaces.
34: *
35: * Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface.
36: * See, for example, the DSAPrivateKey interface in
37: * <code>java.security.interfaces</code>.
38: *
39: * @see Key
40: * @see PublicKey
41: * @see Certificate
42: * @see Signature#initVerify
43: * @see java.security.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey
44: * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey
45: * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateCrtKey
46: *
47: * @version 1.25 00/02/02
48: * @author Benjamin Renaud
49: * @author Josh Bloch
50: */
51:
52: public interface PrivateKey extends Key {
53: // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
54: /**
55: * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
56: * compatibility with a previous version of the class.
57: */
58: static final long serialVersionUID = 6034044314589513430L;
59: }
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