Uses of Class javax.security.cert.CertificateException (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-24

## Uses of Class
javax.security.cert.CertificateException

- Packages that use CertificateException
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.security.cert | Provides classes for public key certificates.

- - ### Uses of CertificateException in javax.security.cert

    Subclasses of CertificateException in javax.security.cert
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `CertificateEncodingException` Certificate Encoding Exception.
    `class` | `CertificateExpiredException` Certificate Expired Exception.
    `class` | `CertificateNotYetValidException` Certificate is not yet valid exception.
    `class` | `CertificateParsingException` Certificate Parsing Exception.

    Methods in javax.security.cert that throw CertificateException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static X509Certificate` | X509Certificate.`getInstance(byte[] certData)` Instantiates an X509Certificate object, and initializes it with the specified byte array.
    `static X509Certificate` | X509Certificate.`getInstance(InputStream inStream)` Instantiates an X509Certificate object, and initializes it with the data read from the input stream `inStream`.
    `abstract void` | Certificate.`verify(PublicKey key)` Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.
    `abstract void` | Certificate.`verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider)` Verifies that this certificate was signed using the private key that corresponds to the specified public key.

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