sshd-common/src/main/java/org/apache/sshd/common/config/keys/Identity.java

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package org.apache.sshd.common.config.keys;

import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.PublicKey;

import org.apache.sshd.common.AlgorithmNameProvider;
import org.apache.sshd.common.NamedResource;
import org.apache.sshd.common.OptionalFeature;

/**
 * Represents an SSH key type - the referenced algorithm is the one used to generate the key - e.g., "RSA",
 * "DSA", "EC".
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@mina.apache.org">Apache MINA SSHD Project</a>
 */
public interface Identity
        extends AlgorithmNameProvider,
        NamedResource,
        OptionalFeature,
        KeyTypeNamesSupport {
    Class<? extends PublicKey> getPublicKeyType();

    Class<? extends PrivateKey> getPrivateKeyType();
}