BCPicnicPublicKey (Bouncy Castle Cryptography 1.79 API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.provider.picnic.BCPicnicPublicKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.security.Key, java.security.PublicKey, PicnicKey
```
public class BCPicnicPublicKey
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.security.PublicKey, PicnicKey
```
See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BCPicnicPublicKey(SubjectPublicKeyInfo keyInfo)

BCPicnicPublicKey(PicnicPublicKeyParameters params)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`	Compare this Picnic public key with another object.
`java.lang.String`	`getAlgorithm()`
`byte[]`	`getEncoded()`
`java.lang.String`	`getFormat()`
`PicnicParameterSpec`	`getParameterSpec()`	Return the parameters for this key.
`int`	`hashCode()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BCPicnicPublicKey
```
public BCPicnicPublicKey(PicnicPublicKeyParameters params)
```
  - BCPicnicPublicKey
```
public BCPicnicPublicKey(SubjectPublicKeyInfo keyInfo)
                  throws java.io.IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
- Method Detail
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Compare this Picnic public key with another object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the other object
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the comparison
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
  - getAlgorithm
```
public final java.lang.String getAlgorithm()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAlgorithm in interface java.security.Key
    
    Returns:
    
    name of the algorithm - "Picnic"
  - getEncoded
```
public byte[] getEncoded()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getEncoded in interface java.security.Key
  - getFormat
```
public java.lang.String getFormat()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getFormat in interface java.security.Key
  - getParameterSpec
```
public PicnicParameterSpec getParameterSpec()
```
    Description copied from interface: PicnicKey
    
    Return the parameters for this key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParameterSpec in interface PicnicKey
    
    Returns:
    
    a PcnicParameterSpec