# Uses of Class
javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal

Packages that use X500Principal
Package | Description
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java.security.cert | Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.

## Uses of X500Principal in java.security.cert

Methods in java.security.cert that return X500Principal
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`X500Principal` | CertificateRevokedException.`getAuthorityName()` | Returns the name of the authority that signed the certificate's revocation status information.
`X500Principal` | TrustAnchor.`getCA()` | Returns the name of the most-trusted CA as an X500Principal.
`X500Principal` | X509CRLEntry.`getCertificateIssuer()` | Get the issuer of the X509Certificate described by this entry.
`X500Principal` | X509CertSelector.`getIssuer()` | Returns the issuer criterion as an `X500Principal`.
`X500Principal` | X509Certificate.`getIssuerX500Principal()` | Returns the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the certificate as an `X500Principal`.
`X500Principal` | X509CRL.`getIssuerX500Principal()` | Returns the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the CRL as an `X500Principal`.
`X500Principal` | X509CertSelector.`getSubject()` | Returns the subject criterion as an `X500Principal`.
`X500Principal` | X509Certificate.`getSubjectX500Principal()` | Returns the subject (subject distinguished name) value from the certificate as an `X500Principal`.

Methods in java.security.cert that return types with arguments of type X500Principal
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Collection<X500Principal>` | X509CRLSelector.`getIssuers()` | Returns the issuerNames criterion.

Methods in java.security.cert with parameters of type X500Principal
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`void` | X509CRLSelector.`addIssuer​(X500Principal issuer)` | Adds a name to the issuerNames criterion.
`void` | X509CertSelector.`setIssuer​(X500Principal issuer)` | Sets the issuer criterion.
`void` | X509CertSelector.`setSubject​(X500Principal subject)` | Sets the subject criterion.

Method parameters in java.security.cert with type arguments of type X500Principal
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`void` | X509CRLSelector.`setIssuers​(Collection<X500Principal> issuers)` | Sets the issuerNames criterion.

Constructors in java.security.cert with parameters of type X500Principal
Constructor | Description
--- | ---
`CertificateRevokedException​(Date revocationDate, CRLReason reason, X500Principal authority, Map<String,​Extension> extensions)` | Constructs a `CertificateRevokedException` with the specified revocation date, reason code, authority name, and map of extensions.
`TrustAnchor​(X500Principal caPrincipal, PublicKey pubKey, byte[] nameConstraints)` | Creates an instance of `TrustAnchor` where the most-trusted CA is specified as an X500Principal and public key.