Uses of Class java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException

- Packages that use CertPathValidatorException
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.security.cert | Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.

- - ### Uses of CertPathValidatorException in java.security.cert

    Methods in java.security.cert that return types with arguments of type CertPathValidatorException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract List<CertPathValidatorException>` | PKIXRevocationChecker.`getSoftFailExceptions()` Returns a list containing the exceptions that are ignored by the revocation checker when the `SOFT_FAIL` option is set.

    Methods in java.security.cert that throw CertPathValidatorException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | CertPathChecker.`check(Certificate cert)` Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state.
    `void` | PKIXCertPathChecker.`check(Certificate cert)` Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state.
    `abstract void` | PKIXCertPathChecker.`check(Certificate cert, Collection<String> unresolvedCritExts)` Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state and removes any critical extensions that it processes from the specified collection of OID strings that represent the unresolved critical extensions.
    `abstract CertPathValidatorResult` | CertPathValidatorSpi.`engineValidate(CertPath certPath, CertPathParameters params)` Validates the specified certification path using the specified algorithm parameter set.
    `void` | CertPathChecker.`init(boolean forward)` Initializes the internal state of this `CertPathChecker`.
    `abstract void` | PKIXCertPathChecker.`init(boolean forward)` Initializes the internal state of this `PKIXCertPathChecker`.
    `CertPathValidatorResult` | CertPathValidator.`validate(CertPath certPath, CertPathParameters params)` Validates the specified certification path using the specified algorithm parameter set.

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