xjava.security.interfaces

Interface ElGamalPrivateKey

All Superinterfaces:

javax.security.auth.Destroyable, ElGamalKey, java.security.Key, java.security.PrivateKey, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseElGamalPrivateKey

public interface ElGamalPrivateKey
extends ElGamalKey, java.security.PrivateKey

The interface to an ElGamal private key.

References

Bruce Schneier, "Section 19.6 ElGamal," Applied Cryptography, Wiley 2nd Ed, 1996.

$Revision: 1.2 $

Since:

IJCE 1.0.1

Author:

David Hopwood

See Also:

ElGamalKey, java.security.Cipher, Signature

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.security.PrivateKey

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.math.BigInteger	getX() Returns the value of x (the private key).

Methods inherited from interface xjava.security.interfaces.ElGamalKey

getG, getP, getY

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key

getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Methods inherited from interface javax.security.auth.Destroyable

destroy, isDestroyed

Method Detail

getX

java.math.BigInteger getX()

Returns the value of x (the private key).

Returns:

x as a java.math.BigInteger