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/**
 * Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing
 * certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and
 * certification paths. It contains support for X.509 v3
 * certificates and X.509 v2 CRLs.
 *
 * <h2>Package Specification</h2>
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li><a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html">
 *     <b>Java&trade;
 *     Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide</b></a>
 *   <li>RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and
 *     Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
 *   <li>RFC 2560: X.509 Internet Public Key Infrastructure Online Certificate
 *     Status Protocol - OCSP
 *   <li><a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html">
 *     <b>Java&trade;
 *     Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name
 *     Documentation</b></a></li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h2>Related Documentation</h2>
 *
 * For information about X.509 certificates and CRLs, please see:
 * <ul>
 *   <li><a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt">
 *     http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt</a>
 *   <li><a href=
 *     "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/certpath/CertPathProgGuide.html">
 *     <b>Java&trade;
 *     PKI Programmer's Guide</b></a>
 *   <li><a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/cert3.html">
 *     <b>X.509 Certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)</b></a>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
package java.security.cert;