java.security.cert (JDK 1.6)

Package: java.security.cert

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Since

1.2

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Serial

Description

Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.

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Certificate View Source	Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
Certificate.CertificateRep View Source	Alternate Certificate class for serialization.
CertificateEncodingException View Source	Certificate Encoding Exception.
CertificateException View Source	This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
CertificateExpiredException View Source	Certificate Expired Exception.
CertificateFactory View Source	This class defines the functionality of a certificate factory, which is used to generate certificate, certification path (`CertPath`) and certificate revocation list (CRL) objects from their encodings.
CertificateFactorySpi View Source	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertificateFactory` class.
CertificateNotYetValidException View Source	Certificate is not yet valid exception.
CertificateParsingException View Source	Certificate Parsing Exception.
CertPath View Source	An immutable sequence of certificates (a certification path).
CertPath.CertPathRep View Source	Alternate `CertPath` class for serialization.
CertPathBuilder View Source	A class for building certification paths (also known as certificate chains).
CertPathBuilderException View Source	An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when building a certification path with a `CertPathBuilder`.
CertPathBuilderResult View Source	A specification of the result of a certification path builder algorithm.
CertPathBuilderSpi View Source	The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertPathBuilder` class.
CertPathParameters View Source	A specification of certification path algorithm parameters.
CertPathValidator View Source	A class for validating certification paths (also known as certificate chains).
CertPathValidatorException View Source	An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when validating a certification path.
CertPathValidatorResult View Source	A specification of the result of a certification path validator algorithm.
CertPathValidatorSpi View Source	The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertPathValidator` class.
CertSelector View Source	A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting `Certificate`s.
CertStore View Source	A class for retrieving `Certificate`s and `CRL`s from a repository.
CertStoreException View Source	An exception indicating one of a variety of problems retrieving certificates and CRLs from a `CertStore`.
CertStoreParameters View Source	A specification of `CertStore` parameters.
CertStoreSpi View Source	The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertStore` class.
CollectionCertStoreParameters View Source	Parameters used as input for the Collection `CertStore` algorithm.
CRL View Source	This class is an abstraction of certificate revocation lists (CRLs) that have different formats but important common uses.
CRLException View Source	CRL (Certificate Revocation List) Exception.
CRLSelector View Source	A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting `CRL`s.
LDAPCertStoreParameters View Source	Parameters used as input for the LDAP `CertStore` algorithm.
PKIXBuilderParameters View Source	Parameters used as input for the PKIX `CertPathBuilder` algorithm.
PKIXCertPathBuilderResult View Source	This class represents the successful result of the PKIX certification path builder algorithm.
PKIXCertPathChecker View Source	An abstract class that performs one or more checks on an `X509Certificate`.
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult View Source	This class represents the successful result of the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.
PKIXParameters View Source	Parameters used as input for the PKIX `CertPathValidator` algorithm.
PolicyNode View Source	An immutable valid policy tree node as defined by the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.
PolicyQualifierInfo View Source	An immutable policy qualifier represented by the ASN.1 PolicyQualifierInfo structure.
TrustAnchor View Source	A trust anchor or most-trusted Certification Authority (CA).
X509Certificate View Source	Abstract class for X.509 certificates.
X509CertSelector View Source	A `CertSelector` that selects `X509Certificates` that match all specified criteria.
X509CRL View Source	Abstract class for an X.509 Certificate Revocation List (CRL).
X509CRLEntry View Source	Abstract class for a revoked certificate in a CRL (Certificate Revocation List).
X509CRLSelector View Source	A `CRLSelector` that selects `X509CRLs` that match all specified criteria.
X509Extension View Source	Interface for an X.509 extension.

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