Uses of Interface java.security.interfaces.DSAParams (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-08-19

## Uses of Interface
java.security.interfaces.DSAParams

- Packages that use DSAParams
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.security.interfaces | Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm) keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
  java.security.spec | Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.

- - ### Uses of DSAParams in java.security.interfaces

    Methods in java.security.interfaces that return DSAParams
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DSAParams` | DSAKey.`getParams()` Returns the DSA-specific key parameters.

    Methods in java.security.interfaces with parameters of type DSAParams
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | DSAKeyPairGenerator.`initialize(DSAParams params, SecureRandom random)` Initializes the key pair generator using the DSA family parameters (p,q and g) and an optional SecureRandom bit source.

  - ### Uses of DSAParams in java.security.spec

    Classes in java.security.spec that implement DSAParams
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DSAParameterSpec` This class specifies the set of parameters used with the DSA algorithm.

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