| Interface | Description | 
|---|---|
| X509Extension | 
 Interface for an X.509 extension. 
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| Class | Description | 
|---|---|
| Certificate | 
 Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates. 
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| CertificateFactory | 
 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 | 
 This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI)
 for the  
CertificateFactory class. | 
| X509Certificate | 
 
 Abstract class for X.509 certificates. 
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| Exception | Description | 
|---|---|
| CertificateEncodingException | 
 Certificate Encoding Exception. 
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| CertificateException | 
 This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems. 
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