1. /*

  2.  * @(#)DSAKey.java	1.14 00/02/02

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 1996-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  5.  * 

  6.  * This software is the proprietary information of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  

  7.  * Use is subject to license terms.

  8.  * 

  9.  */

  10.  

  11. package java.security.interfaces;

  12. 

  13. /**

  14.  * The interface to a DSA public or private key. DSA (Digital Signature

  15.  * Algorithm) is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.

  16.  *

  17.  * @see DSAParams

  18.  * @see java.security.Key

  19.  * @see java.security.Signature

  20.  * 

  21.  * @version 1.14 00/02/02

  22.  * @author Benjamin Renaud 

  23.  * @author Josh Bloch 

  24.  */

  25. public interface DSAKey {

  26. 

  27.     /**

  28.      * Returns the DSA-specific key parameters. These parameters are

  29.      * never secret.

  30.      *

  31.      * @return the DSA-specific key parameters.

  32.      * 

  33.      * @see DSAParams

  34.      */

  35.     public DSAParams getParams();

  36. }