Interface ECPublicKey

All Superinterfaces:

AsymmetricKey, DEREncodablePREVIEW, ECKey, Key, PublicKey, Serializable

public interface ECPublicKey
extends PublicKey, ECKey

The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

• PublicKey
• ECKey
• ECPoint

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final long	serialVersionUID	Deprecated. A serialVersionUID field in an interface is ineffectual.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default ECParameterSpec	getParams()	Returns the parameters associated with this key.
ECPoint	getW()	Returns the public point W.

Methods declared in interface Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getAlgorithm()	Returns the standard algorithm name for this key.
byte[]	getEncoded()	Returns the key in its primary encoding format, or null if this key does not support encoding.
String	getFormat()	Returns the name of the primary encoding format of this key, or null if this key does not support encoding.

Field Details

serialVersionUID

@Deprecated
static final long serialVersionUID

Deprecated.

A serialVersionUID field in an interface is ineffectual. Do not use; no replacement.

The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization compatibility.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getW

ECPoint getW()

Returns the public point W.

Returns:

the public point W.

getParams

default ECParameterSpec getParams()

Returns the parameters associated with this key. The parameters are optional and may be either explicitly specified or implicitly created during key pair generation.

Specified by:

getParams in interface AsymmetricKey

Specified by:

getParams in interface ECKey

Implementation Requirements:

The default implementation returns null.

Returns:

the associated parameters, may be null