Name

Interface java.security.PrivateKey

Synopsis

A private key is a key with certain mathematical properties that allows it to perform inverse cryptographic operations with its matching public key. Classes implement this interface only for type identification.

Interface Definition

public interface java.security.PrivateKey
	implements java.security.Key {
}

See also

Key, PublicKey

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