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	package java.security.cert;

	import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
	import java.io.NotSerializableException;
	import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
	import java.io.Serializable;
	import java.util.Iterator;
	import java.util.List;

	/**
	* An immutable sequence of certificates (a certification path).
	* <p>
	* This is an abstract class that defines the methods common to all
	* {@code CertPath}s. Subclasses can handle different kinds of
	* certificates (X.509, PGP, etc.).
	* <p>
	* All {@code CertPath} objects have a type, a list of
	* {@code Certificate}s, and one or more supported encodings. Because the
	* {@code CertPath} class is immutable, a {@code CertPath} cannot
	* change in any externally visible way after being constructed. This
	* stipulation applies to all public fields and methods of this class and any
	* added or overridden by subclasses.
	* <p>
	* The type is a {@code String} that identifies the type of
	* {@code Certificate}s in the certification path. For each
	* certificate {@code cert} in a certification path {@code certPath},
	* {@code cert.getType().equals(certPath.getType())} must be
	* {@code true}.
	* <p>
	* The list of {@code Certificate}s is an ordered {@code List} of
	* zero or more {@code Certificate}s. This {@code List} and all
	* of the {@code Certificate}s contained in it must be immutable.
	* <p>
	* Each {@code CertPath} object must support one or more encodings
	* so that the object can be translated into a byte array for storage or
	* transmission to other parties. Preferably, these encodings should be
	* well-documented standards (such as PKCS#7). One of the encodings supported
	* by a {@code CertPath} is considered the default encoding. This
	* encoding is used if no encoding is explicitly requested (for the
	* {@link #getEncoded() getEncoded()} method, for instance).
	* <p>
	* All {@code CertPath} objects are also {@code Serializable}.
	* {@code CertPath} objects are resolved into an alternate
	* {@link CertPathRep CertPathRep} object during serialization. This allows
	* a {@code CertPath} object to be serialized into an equivalent
	* representation regardless of its underlying implementation.
	* <p>
	* {@code CertPath} objects can be created with a
	* {@code CertificateFactory} or they can be returned by other classes,
	* such as a {@code CertPathBuilder}.
	* <p>
	* By convention, X.509 {@code CertPath}s (consisting of
	* {@code X509Certificate}s), are ordered starting with the target
	* certificate and ending with a certificate issued by the trust anchor. That
	* is, the issuer of one certificate is the subject of the following one. The
	* certificate representing the {@link TrustAnchor TrustAnchor} should not be
	* included in the certification path. Unvalidated X.509 {@code CertPath}s
	* may not follow these conventions. PKIX {@code CertPathValidator}s will
	* detect any departure from these conventions that cause the certification
	* path to be invalid and throw a {@code CertPathValidatorException}.
	*
	* <p> Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support the
	* following standard {@code CertPath} encodings:
	* <ul>
	* <li>{@code PKCS7}</li>
	* <li>{@code PkiPath}</li>
	* </ul>
	* These encodings are described in the <a href=
	* "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#CertPathEncodings">
	* CertPath Encodings section</a> of the
	* Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation.
	* Consult the release documentation for your implementation to see if any
	* other encodings are supported.
	* <p>
	* <b>Concurrent Access</b>
	* <p>
	* All {@code CertPath} objects must be thread-safe. That is, multiple
	* threads may concurrently invoke the methods defined in this class on a
	* single {@code CertPath} object (or more than one) with no
	* ill effects. This is also true for the {@code List} returned by
	* {@code CertPath.getCertificates}.
	* <p>
	* Requiring {@code CertPath} objects to be immutable and thread-safe
	* allows them to be passed around to various pieces of code without worrying
	* about coordinating access. Providing this thread-safety is
	* generally not difficult, since the {@code CertPath} and
	* {@code List} objects in question are immutable.
	*
	* @see CertificateFactory
	* @see CertPathBuilder
	*
	* @author Yassir Elley
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	public abstract class CertPath implements Serializable {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6068470306649138683L;

	private String type; // the type of certificates in this chain

	/**
	* Creates a {@code CertPath} of the specified type.
	* <p>
	* This constructor is protected because most users should use a
	* {@code CertificateFactory} to create {@code CertPath}s.
	*
	* @param type the standard name of the type of
	* {@code Certificate}s in this path
	*/
	protected CertPath(String type) {
	this.type = type;
	}

	/**
	* Returns the type of {@code Certificate}s in this certification
	* path. This is the same string that would be returned by
	* {@link java.security.cert.Certificate#getType() cert.getType()}
	* for all {@code Certificate}s in the certification path.
	*
	* @return the type of {@code Certificate}s in this certification
	* path (never null)
	*/
	public String getType() {
	return type;
	}

	/**
	* Returns an iteration of the encodings supported by this certification
	* path, with the default encoding first. Attempts to modify the returned
	* {@code Iterator} via its {@code remove} method result in an
	* {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
	*
	* @return an {@code Iterator} over the names of the supported
	* encodings (as Strings)
	*/
	public abstract Iterator<String> getEncodings();

	/**
	* Compares this certification path for equality with the specified
	* object. Two {@code CertPath}s are equal if and only if their
	* types are equal and their certificate {@code List}s (and by
	* implication the {@code Certificate}s in those {@code List}s)
	* are equal. A {@code CertPath} is never equal to an object that is
	* not a {@code CertPath}.
	* <p>
	* This algorithm is implemented by this method. If it is overridden,
	* the behavior specified here must be maintained.
	*
	* @param other the object to test for equality with this certification path
	* @return true if the specified object is equal to this certification path,
	* false otherwise
	*/
	public boolean equals(Object other) {
	if (this == other)
	return true;

	if (! (other instanceof CertPath))
	return false;

	CertPath otherCP = (CertPath) other;
	if (! otherCP.getType().equals(type))
	return false;

	List<? extends Certificate> thisCertList = this.getCertificates();
	List<? extends Certificate> otherCertList = otherCP.getCertificates();
	return(thisCertList.equals(otherCertList));
	}

	/**
	* Returns the hashcode for this certification path. The hash code of
	* a certification path is defined to be the result of the following
	* calculation:
	* <pre>{@code
	* hashCode = path.getType().hashCode();
	* hashCode = 31*hashCode + path.getCertificates().hashCode();
	* }</pre>
	* This ensures that {@code path1.equals(path2)} implies that
	* {@code path1.hashCode()==path2.hashCode()} for any two certification
	* paths, {@code path1} and {@code path2}, as required by the
	* general contract of {@code Object.hashCode}.
	*
	* @return the hashcode value for this certification path
	*/
	public int hashCode() {
	int hashCode = type.hashCode();
	hashCode = 31*hashCode + getCertificates().hashCode();
	return hashCode;
	}

	/**
	* Returns a string representation of this certification path.
	* This calls the {@code toString} method on each of the
	* {@code Certificate}s in the path.
	*
	* @return a string representation of this certification path
	*/
	public String toString() {
	StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
	Iterator<? extends Certificate> stringIterator =
	getCertificates().iterator();

	sb.append("\n" + type + " Cert Path: length = "
	+ getCertificates().size() + ".\n");
	sb.append("[\n");
	int i = 1;
	while (stringIterator.hasNext()) {
	sb.append("=========================================="
	+ "===============Certificate " + i + " start.\n");
	Certificate stringCert = stringIterator.next();
	sb.append(stringCert.toString());
	sb.append("\n========================================"
	+ "=================Certificate " + i + " end.\n\n\n");
	i++;
	}

	sb.append("\n]");
	return sb.toString();
	}

	/**
	* Returns the encoded form of this certification path, using the default
	* encoding.
	*
	* @return the encoded bytes
	* @exception CertificateEncodingException if an encoding error occurs
	*/
	public abstract byte[] getEncoded()
	throws CertificateEncodingException;

	/**
	* Returns the encoded form of this certification path, using the
	* specified encoding.
	*
	* @param encoding the name of the encoding to use
	* @return the encoded bytes
	* @exception CertificateEncodingException if an encoding error occurs or
	* the encoding requested is not supported
	*/
	public abstract byte[] getEncoded(String encoding)
	throws CertificateEncodingException;

	/**
	* Returns the list of certificates in this certification path.
	* The {@code List} returned must be immutable and thread-safe.
	*
	* @return an immutable {@code List} of {@code Certificate}s
	* (may be empty, but not null)
	*/
	public abstract List<? extends Certificate> getCertificates();

	/**
	* Replaces the {@code CertPath} to be serialized with a
	* {@code CertPathRep} object.
	*
	* @return the {@code CertPathRep} to be serialized
	*
	* @throws ObjectStreamException if a {@code CertPathRep} object
	* representing this certification path could not be created
	*/
	protected Object writeReplace() throws ObjectStreamException {
	try {
	return new CertPathRep(type, getEncoded());
	} catch (CertificateException ce) {
	NotSerializableException nse =
	new NotSerializableException
	("java.security.cert.CertPath: " + type);
	nse.initCause(ce);
	throw nse;
	}
	}

	/**
	* Alternate {@code CertPath} class for serialization.
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	protected static class CertPathRep implements Serializable {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3015633072427920915L;

	/** The Certificate type */
	private String type;
	/** The encoded form of the cert path */
	private byte[] data;

	/**
	* Creates a {@code CertPathRep} with the specified
	* type and encoded form of a certification path.
	*
	* @param type the standard name of a {@code CertPath} type
	* @param data the encoded form of the certification path
	*/
	protected CertPathRep(String type, byte[] data) {
	this.type = type;
	this.data = data;
	}

	/**
	* Returns a {@code CertPath} constructed from the type and data.
	*
	* @return the resolved {@code CertPath} object
	*
	* @throws ObjectStreamException if a {@code CertPath} could not
	* be constructed
	*/
	protected Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
	try {
	CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance(type);
	return cf.generateCertPath(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));
	} catch (CertificateException ce) {
	NotSerializableException nse =
	new NotSerializableException
	("java.security.cert.CertPath: " + type);
	nse.initCause(ce);
	throw nse;
	}
	}
	}
	}

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