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package java.security.interfaces;

import java.math.BigInteger;

/**

 * Interface to a DSA-specific set of key parameters, which defines a

 * DSA <em>key family</em>. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) is defined

 * in NIST's FIPS-186.

 *

 * @see DSAKey

 * @see java.security.Key

 * @see java.security.Signature

 *

 * @author Benjamin Renaud

 * @author Josh Bloch

 */

public interface DSAParams {

    /**

     * Returns the prime, <code>p</code>.

     *

     * @return the prime, <code>p</code>.

     */

    public BigInteger getP();

    /**

     * Returns the subprime, <code>q</code>.

     *

     * @return the subprime, <code>q</code>.

     */

    public BigInteger getQ();

    /**

     * Returns the base, <code>g</code>.

     *

     * @return the base, <code>g</code>.

     */

    public BigInteger getG();

}