Uses of Package javax.security.cert (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

# Uses of Package
javax.security.cert

- Packages that use javax.security.cert
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.net.ssl | Provides classes for the secure socket package.
  javax.security.cert | Provides classes for public key certificates.

- Classes in javax.security.cert used by javax.net.ssl
  Class and Description
  X509Certificate Abstract class for X.509 v1 certificates.

- Classes in javax.security.cert used by javax.security.cert
  Class and Description
  Certificate Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
  CertificateEncodingException Certificate Encoding Exception.
  CertificateException This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
  CertificateExpiredException Certificate Expired Exception.
  CertificateNotYetValidException Certificate is not yet valid exception.
  X509Certificate Abstract class for X.509 v1 certificates.

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