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25package java.security.interfaces;
26
27import java.security.PublicKey;
28import java.security.spec.ECPoint;
29
30/**
31 * The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key.
32 *
33 * @author Valerie Peng
34 *
35 *
36 * @see PublicKey
37 * @see ECKey
38 * @see java.security.spec.ECPoint
39 *
40 * @since 1.5
41 */
42public interface ECPublicKey extends PublicKey, ECKey {
43
44   /**
45    * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate
46    * serialization compatibility.
47    */
48    static final long serialVersionUID = -3314988629879632826L;
49
50    /**
51     * Returns the public point W.
52     * @return the public point W.
53     */
54    ECPoint getW();
55}
56