ECPublicKey.java

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package java.security.interfaces;

import java.security.PublicKey;
import java.security.spec.ECPoint;

/**
 * The interface for an Elliptic Curve (EC) public key.
 */
public interface ECPublicKey extends PublicKey, ECKey {

    /**
     * The serial version identifier.
     */
    public static final long serialVersionUID = -3314988629879632826L;

    /**
     * Returns the public point {@code W} on an elliptic curve (EC).
     *
     * @return the public point {@code W} on an elliptic curve (EC).
     */
    public ECPoint getW();
}