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Package javax.security.auth.x500

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.

Package Specification

RFC 1779: A String Representation of Distinguished Names
RFC 2253: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names
RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
RFC 4512: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory Information Models

Since:: 1.4

java.base

java.security.jgss

java.base

Module	Package	Description
javax.security.auth	This package provides a framework for authentication and authorization.
javax.security.auth.callback	This package provides the classes necessary for services to interact with applications in order to retrieve information (authentication data including usernames or passwords, for example) or to display information (error and warning messages, for example).
javax.security.auth.kerberos	This package contains utility classes related to the Kerberos network authentication protocol.
javax.security.auth.login	This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.
javax.security.auth.spi	This package provides the interface to be used for implementing pluggable authentication modules.

Class	Description
X500Principal	This class represents an X.500 `Principal`.
X500PrivateCredential	This class represents an `X500PrivateCredential`.

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