Module java.base

Package java.security

Interface AsymmetricKey

All Superinterfaces:

Key, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DHPrivateKey, DHPublicKey, DSAPrivateKey, DSAPublicKey, ECPrivateKey, ECPublicKey, EdECPrivateKey, EdECPublicKey, PrivateKey, PublicKey, RSAMultiPrimePrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateCrtKey, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPublicKey, XECPrivateKey, XECPublicKey

public interface AsymmetricKey
extends Key

An asymmetric key, which can be either a public key or a private key. This interface contains methods that are common to either a public key or a private key.

Since:

22

Field Summary

Fields declared in interface java.security.Key

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default AlgorithmParameterSpec	getParams()	Returns the parameters associated with this key.

Methods declared in interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Method Details

getParams

default AlgorithmParameterSpec 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.

Implementation Requirements:

The default implementation returns null.

Returns:

the associated parameters, may be null