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package java.security.interfaces;
/**
* The interface to a DSA public or private key. DSA (Digital Signature
* Algorithm) is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
*
* @see DSAParams
* @see java.security.Key
* @see java.security.Signature
*
* @version 1.14 00/02/02
* @author Benjamin Renaud
* @author Josh Bloch
*/
public interface DSAKey {
/**
* Returns the DSA-specific key parameters. These parameters are
* never secret.
*
* @return the DSA-specific key parameters.
*
* @see DSAParams
*/
public DSAParams getParams();
}