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package java.security.interfaces;
import java.math.BigInteger;
/**
* The interface to a DSA public key. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm)
* is defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
*
* @see java.security.Key
* @see java.security.Signature
* @see DSAKey
* @see DSAPrivateKey
*
* @author Benjamin Renaud
*/
public interface DSAPublicKey extends DSAKey, java.security.PublicKey {
// Declare serialVersionUID to be compatible with JDK1.1
/**
* The class fingerprint that is set to indicate
* serialization compatibility with a previous
* version of the class.
*/
static final long serialVersionUID = 1234526332779022332L;
/**
* Returns the value of the public key, <code>y</code>.
*
* @return the value of the public key, <code>y</code>.
*/
public BigInteger getY();
}