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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package java.security.interfaces;
27
28import java.math.BigInteger;
29
30/**
31 * Interface to a DSA-specific set of key parameters, which defines a
32 * DSA <em>key family</em>. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) is defined
33 * in NIST's FIPS-186.
34 *
35 * @see DSAKey
36 * @see java.security.Key
37 * @see java.security.Signature
38 *
39 * @author Benjamin Renaud
40 * @author Josh Bloch
41 */
42public interface DSAParams {
43
44 /**
45 * Returns the prime, <code>p</code>.
46 *
47 * @return the prime, <code>p</code>.
48 */
49 public BigInteger getP();
50
51 /**
52 * Returns the subprime, <code>q</code>.
53 *
54 * @return the subprime, <code>q</code>.
55 */
56 public BigInteger getQ();
57
58 /**
59 * Returns the base, <code>g</code>.
60 *
61 * @return the base, <code>g</code>.
62 */
63 public BigInteger getG();
64}