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  25 
  26 package java.security;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * <p>A public key. This interface contains no methods or constants.
  30  * It merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all public key
  31  * interfaces.
  32  *
  33  * Note: The specialized public key interfaces extend this interface.
  34  * See, for example, the DSAPublicKey interface in
  35  * <code>java.security.interfaces</code>.
  36  *
  37  * @see Key
  38  * @see PrivateKey
  39  * @see Certificate
  40  * @see Signature#initVerify
  41  * @see java.security.interfaces.DSAPublicKey
  42  * @see java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey
  43  *
  44  */
  45 
  46 public interface PublicKey extends Key {
  47     // Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
  48     /**
  49      * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
  50      * compatibility with a previous version of the class.
  51      */
  52     static final long serialVersionUID = 7187392471159151072L;
  53 }