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package java.security.interfaces;
import java.math.BigInteger;
/**
* Interface to a DSA-specific set of key parameters, which defines a
* DSA <em>key family</em>. DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) is defined
* in NIST's FIPS-186.
*
* @see DSAKey
* @see java.security.Key
* @see java.security.Signature
*
* @author Benjamin Renaud
* @author Josh Bloch
*/
public interface DSAParams {
/**
* Returns the prime, <code>p</code>.
*
* @return the prime, <code>p</code>.
*/
public BigInteger getP();
/**
* Returns the subprime, <code>q</code>.
*
* @return the subprime, <code>q</code>.
*/
public BigInteger getQ();
/**
* Returns the base, <code>g</code>.
*
* @return the base, <code>g</code>.
*/
public BigInteger getG();
}