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## java.security
Interface PublicKey

All Superinterfaces:
  Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:
  DHPublicKey, DSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKey

public interface PublicKey
extends Key

A public key. This interface contains no methods or constants. It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all public key interfaces. Note: The specialized public key interfaces extend this interface. See, for example, the DSAPublicKey interface in `java.security.interfaces`.

See Also:
  `Key`, `PrivateKey`, `Certificate`, `Signature.initVerify(java.security.PublicKey)`, `DSAPublicKey`, `RSAPublicKey`

Field Summary
`static long` | `serialVersionUID` The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
`getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat`

Field Detail

### serialVersionUID

    public static final long serialVersionUID

  The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility with a previous version of the class.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

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