Interface Key

Interface java.security.Key

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public interface Key
extends Serializable

The Key interface is the top-level interface for all keys. It defines the functionality shared by all key objects. All keys have three characteristics:

Keys are generally obtained through key generators, certificates, or various Identity classes used to manage keys. There are no provisions in this release for the parsing of encoded keys and certificates.

See Also:
PublicKey, PrivateKey, KeyPair, KeyPairGenerator, Identity, IdentityScope, Signer