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Key.java API Doc Android 1.5 API 2224 Wed May 06 22:41:06 BST 2009 java.security

Key

public interface Key implements Serializable

{@code Key} is the common interface for all keys.

see: PublicKey
see: PrivateKey
since: Android 1.0

Fields Summary
public static final long
serialVersionUID
The {@code serialVersionUID} to be compatible with JDK1.1.
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public java.lang.String getAlgorithm()
Returns the name of the algorithm of this key. If the algorithm is unknown, {@code null} is returned.
return
the name of the algorithm of this key or {@code null} if the algorithm is unknown.
since
Android 1.0
public byte[] getEncoded()
Returns the encoded form of this key, or {@code null} if encoding is not supported by this key.
return
the encoded form of this key, or {@code null} if encoding is not supported by this key.
since
Android 1.0
public java.lang.String getFormat()
Returns the name of the format used to encode this key, or {@code null} if it can not be encoded.
return
the name of the format used to encode this key, or {@code null} if it can not be encoded.
since
Android 1.0