Name

Interface java.security.PrivateKey

Description

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

Interface Definition

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

See Also

Key, PublicKey

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