RFR: 8318096: Introduce AsymmetricKey interface with a getParams method [v5]

[Sean Mullan]

On Thu, 26 Oct 2023 02:43:14 GMT, Weijun Wang <weijun at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Create a parent interface `AsymmetricKey` for `PublicKey` and `PrivateKey` and add a `getParams` method there. This makes it available to all current and future public and private keys.
>> 
>> No test. Might add one.
>
> Weijun Wang has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   use @inheritDoc

src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/interfaces/RSAPrivateKey.java line 74:

> 72:      */
> 73:     @Override
> 74:     default AlgorithmParameterSpec getParams() {

What is the benefit of overriding this method if it returns the same type?

src/jdk.crypto.cryptoki/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs11/P11Key.java line 902:

> 900:         }
> 901: 
> 902:         public DSAParams getParams() {

Suggest adding an `@Override` annotation here and below to make it more clear this is an overridden method.

test/jdk/java/security/Signature/GetParams.java line 1:

> 1: /*

Why is this test in the Signature directory? Should it just be in the java/security dir?

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