01 /*
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25
26 package java.security;
27
28 /**
29 * <p>A public key. This interface contains no methods or constants.
30 * It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all public key
31 * interfaces.
32 *
33 * Note: The specialized public key interfaces extend this interface.
34 * See, for example, the DSAPublicKey interface in
35 * <code>java.security.interfaces</code>.
36 *
37 * @see Key
38 * @see PrivateKey
39 * @see Certificate
40 * @see Signature#initVerify
41 * @see java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey
42 * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey
43 *
44 * @version 1.39 07/05/05
45 */
46
47 public interface PublicKey extends Key {
48 // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
49 /**
50 * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
51 * compatibility with a previous version of the class.
52 */
53 static final long serialVersionUID = 7187392471159151072L;
54 }
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