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package javax.crypto.interfaces;

import java.math.BigInteger;

/**

 * The interface to a Diffie-Hellman private key.

 *

 * @author Jan Luehe

 *

 * @see DHKey

 * @see DHPublicKey

 * @since 1.4

 */

public interface DHPrivateKey extends DHKey, java.security.PrivateKey {

    /**

     * The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization

     * compatibility since J2SE 1.4.

     */

    static final long serialVersionUID = 2211791113380396553L;

    /**

     * Returns the private value, <code>x</code>.

     *

     * @return the private value, <code>x</code>

     */

    BigInteger getX();

}