Package org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.provider.gmss

## Class BCGMSSPublicKey

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.pqc.jcajce.provider.gmss.BCGMSSPublicKey

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `java.io.Serializable`, `java.security.Key`, `java.security.PublicKey`, `CipherParameters`

      public class BCGMSSPublicKey
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements CipherParameters, java.security.PublicKey

  This class implements the GMSS public key and is usually initiated by the GMSSKeyPairGenerator.
  See Also:
    `GMSSKeyPairGenerator`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `BCGMSSPublicKey​(byte[] pub, GMSSParameters gmssParameterSet)` | The constructor
    `BCGMSSPublicKey​(GMSSPublicKeyParameters params)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `getAlgorithm()` | Returns the name of the algorithm
    `byte[]` | `getEncoded()` |
    `java.lang.String` | `getFormat()` |
    `GMSSParameters` | `getParameterSet()` |
    `byte[]` | `getPublicKeyBytes()` |
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` | Returns a human readable form of the GMSS public key

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BCGMSSPublicKey

          public BCGMSSPublicKey​(byte[] pub,
                                 GMSSParameters gmssParameterSet)

      The constructor
      Parameters:
        `pub` - a raw GMSS public key
        `gmssParameterSet` - an instance of GMSS Parameterset
      See Also:
        `GMSSKeyPairGenerator`

    - #### BCGMSSPublicKey

          public BCGMSSPublicKey​(GMSSPublicKeyParameters params)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAlgorithm

          public java.lang.String getAlgorithm()

      Returns the name of the algorithm
      Specified by:
        `getAlgorithm` in interface `java.security.Key`
      Returns:
        "GMSS"

    - #### getPublicKeyBytes

          public byte[] getPublicKeyBytes()

      Returns:
        The GMSS public key byte array

    - #### getParameterSet

          public GMSSParameters getParameterSet()

      Returns:
        The GMSS Parameterset

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Returns a human readable form of the GMSS public key
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        A human readable form of the GMSS public key

    - #### getEncoded

          public byte[] getEncoded()

      Specified by:
        `getEncoded` in interface `java.security.Key`

    - #### getFormat

          public java.lang.String getFormat()

      Specified by:
        `getFormat` in interface `java.security.Key`