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25 
26 package java.security.interfaces;
27 
28 import java.math.BigInteger;
29 
30 /**
31  * The interface to a DSA public key. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm)
32  * is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
33  *
34  * @see java.security.Key
35  * @see java.security.Signature
36  * @see DSAKey
37  * @see DSAPrivateKey
38  *
39  * @author Benjamin Renaud
40  */
41 public interface DSAPublicKey extends DSAKey, java.security.PublicKey {
42 
43     // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
44 
45    /**
46     * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate
47     * serialization compatibility with a previous
48     * version of the class.
49     */
50     static final long serialVersionUID = 1234526332779022332L;
51 
52     /**
53      * Returns the value of the public key, {@code y}.
54      *
55      * @return the value of the public key, {@code y}.
56      */
getY()57     public BigInteger getY();
58 }
59