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     25 
     26 package java.security.interfaces;
     27 
     28 import 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  */
     42 public interface DSAParams {
     43 
     44     /**
     45      * Returns the prime, {@code p}.
     46      *
     47      * @return the prime, {@code p}.
     48      */
     49     public BigInteger getP();
     50 
     51     /**
     52      * Returns the subprime, {@code q}.
     53      *
     54      * @return the subprime, {@code q}.
     55      */
     56     public BigInteger getQ();
     57 
     58     /**
     59      * Returns the base, {@code g}.
     60      *
     61      * @return the base, {@code g}.
     62      */
     63     public BigInteger getG();
     64 }
     65