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  Interface java.security.PrivateKey
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  Interface java.security.PrivateKey
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  <dt> public interface <b>PrivateKey</b>
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<p>A private key.  This interface contains no methods or constants.  It
 merely serves to group (and provide type safety for) all private key 
 interfaces. 
 Note: The specialized private key interfaces extend this interface.
 See, for example, the DSAPrivateKey interface in
 <code>java.security.interfaces</code>.
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    <dd> <a href="java.security.Key.html#_top_">Key</a>, <a href="java.security.PublicKey.html#_top_">PublicKey</a>, <a href="java.security.Certificate.html#_top_">Certificate</a>, <a href="java.security.Signature.html#initVerify">initVerify</a>, <a href="java.security.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey.html#_top_">DSAPrivateKey</a>
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