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  25 
  26 /**
  27  * This package contains the classes that should be used to store
  28  * X500 Principal and X500 Private Credentials in a
  29  * <i>Subject</i>.
  30  *
  31  * <h2>Package Specification</h2>
  32  *
  33  * <ul>
  34  *   <li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1779.txt">
  35  *     RFC 1779: A String Representation of Distinguished Names</a></li>
  36  *   <li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2253.txt">
  37  *     RFC 2253: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3):
  38  *     UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names</a></li>
  39  *   <li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3280.txt">
  40  *     RFC 3280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
  41  *     Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile</a></li>
  42  *   <li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4512.txt">
  43  *     RFC 4512: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP):
  44  *     Directory Information Models</a></li>
  45  * </ul>
  46  *
  47  * @since JDK1.4
  48  */
  49 package javax.security.auth.x500;