EdECPrivateKey (IBMJCEProvider Class Documentation)

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javax.security.auth.Destroyable, java.security.Key, java.security.PrivateKey, java.io.Serializable
```
public interface EdECPrivateKey
extends java.security.PrivateKey
```
An interface for an elliptic curve private key as defined by RFC 8032: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA). These keys are distinct from the keys represented by ECPrivateKey, and they are intended for use with algorithms based on RFC 8032 such as the EdDSA Signature algorithm.
An Edwards-Curve private key is a bit string. This interface only supports bit string lengths that are a multiple of 8, and the key is represented using a byte array.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface java.security.PrivateKey
  serialVersionUID

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.util.Optional<byte[]>`	`getBytes()` Get a copy of the byte array representing the private key.
`NamedParameterSpec`	`getParams()` Returns the algorithm parameters associated with the key.

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Key
getAlgorithm, getEncoded, getFormat

Methods inherited from interface javax.security.auth.Destroyable
destroy, isDestroyed

- Method Detail
  - getBytes
```
java.util.Optional<byte[]> getBytes()
```
    Get a copy of the byte array representing the private key. This method may return an empty Optional if the implementation is not willing to produce the private key value.
    
    Returns:
    
    An Optional containing the private key byte array. If the key is not available, then an empty Optional.
  - getParams
```
NamedParameterSpec getParams()
```
    Returns the algorithm parameters associated with the key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated algorithm parameters.