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package java.security;

/**

 * <p>A public key. This interface contains no methods or constants.

 * It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all public key

 * interfaces.

 *

 * Note: The specialized public key interfaces extend this interface.

 * See, for example, the DSAPublicKey interface in

 * {@code java.security.interfaces}.

 *

 * @since 1.1

 * @see Key

 * @see PrivateKey

 * @see Certificate

 * @see Signature#initVerify

 * @see java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey

 * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey

 *

 */

public interface PublicKey extends Key {

    // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1

    /**

     * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization

     * compatibility with a previous version of the class.

     *

     * @deprecated A {@code serialVersionUID} field in an interface is

     * ineffectual. Do not use; no replacement.

     */

    @Deprecated

    @SuppressWarnings("serial")

    static final long serialVersionUID = 7187392471159151072L;

}