## Uses of Class
java.security.GeneralSecurityException

Packages that use GeneralSecurityException
Package | Description
--- | ---
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.security.spec | Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.
javax.crypto | Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
javax.security.auth.login | This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.

### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security

Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security
Modifier and Type | Class and Description
--- | ---
`class` | `DigestException` This is the generic Message Digest exception.
`class` | `InvalidAlgorithmParameterException` This is the exception for invalid or inappropriate algorithm parameters.
`class` | `InvalidKeyException` This is the exception for invalid Keys (invalid encoding, wrong length, uninitialized, etc).
`class` | `KeyException` This is the basic key exception.
`class` | `KeyManagementException` This is the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.
`class` | `KeyStoreException` This is the generic KeyStore exception.
`class` | `NoSuchAlgorithmException` This exception is thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
`class` | `NoSuchProviderException` This exception is thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
`class` | `SignatureException` This is the generic Signature exception.
`class` | `UnrecoverableEntryException` This exception is thrown if an entry in the keystore cannot be recovered.
`class` | `UnrecoverableKeyException` This exception is thrown if a key in the keystore cannot be recovered.

### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.cert

Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.cert
Modifier and Type | Class and Description
--- | ---
`class` | `CertificateEncodingException` Certificate Encoding Exception.
`class` | `CertificateException` This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
`class` | `CertificateExpiredException` Certificate Expired Exception.
`class` | `CertificateNotYetValidException` Certificate is not yet valid exception.
`class` | `CertificateParsingException` Certificate Parsing Exception.
`class` | `CertPathBuilderException` An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when building a certification path with a `CertPathBuilder`.
`class` | `CertPathValidatorException` An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when validating a certification path.
`class` | `CertStoreException` An exception indicating one of a variety of problems retrieving certificates and CRLs from a `CertStore`.
`class` | `CRLException` CRL (Certificate Revocation List) Exception.

### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.spec

Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.spec
Modifier and Type | Class and Description
--- | ---
`class` | `InvalidKeySpecException` This is the exception for invalid key specifications.
`class` | `InvalidParameterSpecException` This is the exception for invalid parameter specifications.

### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.crypto

Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.crypto
Modifier and Type | Class and Description
--- | ---
`class` | `BadPaddingException` This exception is thrown when a particular padding mechanism is expected for the input data but the data is not padded properly.
`class` | `ExemptionMechanismException` This is the generic ExemptionMechanism exception.
`class` | `IllegalBlockSizeException` This exception is thrown when the length of data provided to a block cipher is incorrect, i.e., does not match the block size of the cipher.
`class` | `NoSuchPaddingException` This exception is thrown when a particular padding mechanism is requested but is not available in the environment.
`class` | `ShortBufferException` This exception is thrown when an output buffer provided by the user is too short to hold the operation result.

### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.security.auth.login

Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.security.auth.login
Modifier and Type | Class and Description
--- | ---
`class` | `AccountException` A generic account exception.
`class` | `AccountExpiredException` Signals that a user account has expired.
`class` | `AccountLockedException` Signals that an account was locked.
`class` | `AccountNotFoundException` Signals that an account was not found.
`class` | `CredentialException` A generic credential exception.
`class` | `CredentialExpiredException` Signals that a `Credential` has expired.
`class` | `CredentialNotFoundException` Signals that a credential was not found.
`class` | `FailedLoginException` Signals that user authentication failed.
`class` | `LoginException` This is the basic login exception.

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