Replaces the javax extension. Almost all the classes are abstract, and the only implemented methods are static methods used to obtain the default implementation.

One exception to this rule are the classes in javax.security.cert, which implement X509Certificates using the java.security.cert classes. This last package is in JDK since Java 2.

Thus, adding the javax.security.cert classes to the classpath of your application requires jdk 1.2. However, some applications (i.e. Hotjava) provide their own javax.security.cert. If this is the case, the default implementation of this package (ITISSL) will work without jdk 1.2

Related Documentation

The package API is not documented. For the documentation of the API, see the SSL API reference pages.