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/**

 * This package contains the classes that should be used to store

 * X500 Principal and X500 Private Credentials in a

 * <i>Subject</i>.

 *

 * <h2>Package Specification</h2>

 *

 * <ul>

 *   <li><a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1779">

 *     RFC 1779: A String Representation of Distinguished Names</a></li>

 *   <li><a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2253">

 *     RFC 2253: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3):

 *     UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names</a></li>

 *   <li><a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280">

 *     RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure

 *     Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile</a></li>

 *   <li><a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4512">

 *     RFC 4512: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP):

 *     Directory Information Models</a></li>

 * </ul>

 *

 * @since 1.4

 */

package javax.security.auth.x500;