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25 package java.security.interfaces;
26 
27 import java.security.PrivateKey;
28 import java.util.Optional;
29 
30 /**
31  * An interface for an elliptic curve private key as defined by
32  * <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8032">RFC 8032: Edwards-Curve
33  * Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)</a>. These keys are distinct from the
34  * keys represented by {@code ECPrivateKey}, and they are intended for use
35  * with algorithms based on RFC 8032 such as the EdDSA {@code Signature}
36  * algorithm.
37  * <p>
38  * An Edwards-Curve private key is a bit string. This interface only supports bit
39  * string lengths that are a multiple of 8, and the key is represented using
40  * a byte array.
41  *
42  * @since 15
43  */
44 public interface EdECPrivateKey extends EdECKey, PrivateKey {
45 
46     /**
47      * Get a copy of the byte array representing the private key. This method
48      * may return an empty {@code Optional} if the implementation is not
49      * willing to produce the private key value.
50      *
51      * @return an {@code Optional} containing the private key byte array.
52      * If the key is not available, then an empty {@code Optional}.
53      */
getBytes()54     Optional<byte[]> getBytes();
55 }
56