# Uses of Package
java.security.cert

Packages that use java.security.cert
Package
Description
com.sun.jarsigner
This package comprises the interfaces and classes used to define the signing mechanism used by the `jarsigner` tool.
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.security
Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.cert
Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
java.util.jar
Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an optional manifest file.
javax.crypto
Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
javax.net.ssl
Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.security.auth.x500
This package contains the classes that should be used to store X500 Principal and X500 Private Credentials in a Subject.
jdk.security.jarsigner
This package defines APIs for signing jar files.

Classes in java.security.cert used by com.sun.jarsigner
Class
Description
CertificateException
This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
X509Certificate
Abstract class for X.509 certificates.
Classes in java.security.cert used by java.net
Class
Description
Certificate
Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
Classes in java.security.cert used by java.security
Class
Description
Certificate
Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
CertificateException
This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
CertPath
An immutable sequence of certificates (a certification path).
Classes in java.security.cert used by java.security.cert
Class
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.
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.
CertificateNotYetValidException
Certificate is not yet valid exception.
CertificateParsingException
Certificate Parsing Exception.
CertPath
An immutable sequence of certificates (a certification path).
CertPathBuilder
A class for building certification paths (also known as certificate chains).
CertPathBuilderException
An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when building a certification path with a `CertPathBuilder`.
CertPathBuilderResult
A specification of the result of a certification path builder algorithm.
CertPathBuilderSpi
The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertPathBuilder` class.
CertPathChecker
Performs one or more checks on each `Certificate` of a `CertPath`.
CertPathParameters
A specification of certification path algorithm parameters.
CertPathValidator
A class for validating certification paths (also known as certificate chains).
CertPathValidatorException
An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when validating a certification path.
CertPathValidatorException.BasicReason
The BasicReason enumerates the potential reasons that a certification path of any type may be invalid.
CertPathValidatorException.Reason
The reason the validation algorithm failed.
CertPathValidatorResult
A specification of the result of a certification path validator algorithm.
CertPathValidatorSpi
The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertPathValidator` class.
CertSelector
A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting `Certificate`s.
CertStore
A class for retrieving `Certificate`s and `CRL`s from a repository.
CertStoreException
An exception indicating one of a variety of problems retrieving certificates and CRLs from a `CertStore`.
CertStoreParameters
A specification of `CertStore` parameters.
CertStoreSpi
The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `CertStore` class.
CRL
This class is an abstraction of certificate revocation lists (CRLs) that have different formats but important common uses.
CRLException
CRL (Certificate Revocation List) Exception.
CRLReason
The CRLReason enumeration specifies the reason that a certificate is revoked, as defined in RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile.
CRLSelector
A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting `CRL`s.
Extension
This interface represents an X.509 extension.
PKIXCertPathChecker
An abstract class that performs one or more checks on an `X509Certificate`.
PKIXCertPathValidatorResult
This class represents the successful result of the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.
PKIXParameters
Parameters used as input for the PKIX `CertPathValidator` algorithm.
PKIXReason
The `PKIXReason` enumerates the potential PKIX-specific reasons that an X.509 certification path may be invalid according to the PKIX (RFC 5280) standard.
PKIXRevocationChecker
A `PKIXCertPathChecker` for checking the revocation status of certificates with the PKIX algorithm.
PKIXRevocationChecker.Option
Various revocation options that can be specified for the revocation checking mechanism.
PolicyNode
An immutable valid policy tree node as defined by the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.
PolicyQualifierInfo
An immutable policy qualifier represented by the ASN.1 PolicyQualifierInfo structure.
TrustAnchor
A trust anchor or most-trusted Certification Authority (CA).
URICertStoreParameters
Parameters used as input for `CertStore` algorithms which use information contained in a URI to retrieve certificates and CRLs.
X509Certificate
Abstract class for X.509 certificates.
X509CRLEntry
Abstract class for a revoked certificate in a CRL (Certificate Revocation List).
X509Extension
Interface for an X.509 extension.
Classes in java.security.cert used by java.util.jar
Class
Description
Certificate
Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
Classes in java.security.cert used by javax.crypto
Class
Description
Certificate
Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
Classes in java.security.cert used by javax.net.ssl
Class
Description
Certificate
Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates.
CertificateException
This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
CertPathParameters
A specification of certification path algorithm parameters.
X509Certificate
Abstract class for X.509 certificates.
Classes in java.security.cert used by javax.security.auth.x500
Class
Description
X509Certificate
Abstract class for X.509 certificates.
Classes in java.security.cert used by jdk.security.jarsigner
Class
Description
CertPath
An immutable sequence of certificates (a certification path).