Certificate
Class Certificate
- java.lang.Object
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- java.security.cert.Certificate
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- X509Certificate
public abstract class Certificate extends Object implements Serializable
Abstract class for managing a variety of identity certificates. An identity certificate is a binding of a principal to a public key which is vouched for by another principal. (A principal represents an entity such as an individual user, a group, or a corporation.)
This class is an abstraction for certificates that have different formats but important common uses.
