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	package java.security.cert;

	import java.io.InputStream;
	import java.util.Collection;
	import java.util.Iterator;
	import java.util.List;
	import java.security.Provider;
	import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
	import java.security.NoSuchProviderException;

	/**
	* This class defines the <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>)
	* for the {@code CertificateFactory} class.
	* All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each
	* cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation
	* of a certificate factory for a particular certificate type, e.g., X.509.
	*
	* <p>Certificate factories are used to generate certificate, certification path
	* ({@code CertPath}) and certificate revocation list (CRL) objects from
	* their encodings.
	*
	* <p>A certificate factory for X.509 must return certificates that are an
	* instance of {@code java.security.cert.X509Certificate}, and CRLs
	* that are an instance of {@code java.security.cert.X509CRL}.
	*
	* @author Hemma Prafullchandra
	* @author Jan Luehe
	* @author Sean Mullan
	*
	*
	* @see CertificateFactory
	* @see Certificate
	* @see X509Certificate
	* @see CertPath
	* @see CRL
	* @see X509CRL
	*
	* @since 1.2
	*/

	public abstract class CertificateFactorySpi {

	/**
	* Generates a certificate object and initializes it with
	* the data read from the input stream {@code inStream}.
	*
	* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized certificate format
	* supported by this certificate factory,
	* the returned certificate object can be typecast to the corresponding
	* certificate class. For example, if this certificate
	* factory implements X.509 certificates, the returned certificate object
	* can be typecast to the {@code X509Certificate} class.
	*
	* <p>In the case of a certificate factory for X.509 certificates, the
	* certificate provided in {@code inStream} must be DER-encoded and
	* may be supplied in binary or printable (Base64) encoding. If the
	* certificate is provided in Base64 encoding, it must be bounded at
	* the beginning by -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----, and must be bounded at
	* the end by -----END CERTIFICATE-----.
	*
	* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
	* consume the entire input stream. Otherwise, each call to this
	* method consumes one certificate and the read position of the input stream
	* is positioned to the next available byte after the inherent
	* end-of-certificate marker. If the data in the
	* input stream does not contain an inherent end-of-certificate marker (other
	* than EOF) and there is trailing data after the certificate is parsed, a
	* {@code CertificateException} is thrown.
	*
	* @param inStream an input stream with the certificate data.
	*
	* @return a certificate object initialized with the data
	* from the input stream.
	*
	* @exception CertificateException on parsing errors.
	*/
	public abstract Certificate engineGenerateCertificate(InputStream inStream)
	throws CertificateException;

	/**
	* Generates a {@code CertPath} object and initializes it with
	* the data read from the {@code InputStream} inStream. The data
	* is assumed to be in the default encoding.
	*
	* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
	* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
	* existing service providers, this method cannot be {@code abstract}
	* and by default throws an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
	*
	* @param inStream an {@code InputStream} containing the data
	* @return a {@code CertPath} initialized with the data from the
	* {@code InputStream}
	* @exception CertificateException if an exception occurs while decoding
	* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	public CertPath engineGenerateCertPath(InputStream inStream)
	throws CertificateException
	{
	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	/**
	* Generates a {@code CertPath} object and initializes it with
	* the data read from the {@code InputStream} inStream. The data
	* is assumed to be in the specified encoding.
	*
	* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
	* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
	* existing service providers, this method cannot be {@code abstract}
	* and by default throws an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
	*
	* @param inStream an {@code InputStream} containing the data
	* @param encoding the encoding used for the data
	* @return a {@code CertPath} initialized with the data from the
	* {@code InputStream}
	* @exception CertificateException if an exception occurs while decoding or
	* the encoding requested is not supported
	* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	public CertPath engineGenerateCertPath(InputStream inStream,
	String encoding) throws CertificateException
	{
	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	/**
	* Generates a {@code CertPath} object and initializes it with
	* a {@code List} of {@code Certificate}s.
	* <p>
	* The certificates supplied must be of a type supported by the
	* {@code CertificateFactory}. They will be copied out of the supplied
	* {@code List} object.
	*
	* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
	* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
	* existing service providers, this method cannot be {@code abstract}
	* and by default throws an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
	*
	* @param certificates a {@code List} of {@code Certificate}s
	* @return a {@code CertPath} initialized with the supplied list of
	* certificates
	* @exception CertificateException if an exception occurs
	* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	public CertPath
	engineGenerateCertPath(List<? extends Certificate> certificates)
	throws CertificateException
	{
	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	/**
	* Returns an iteration of the {@code CertPath} encodings supported
	* by this certificate factory, with the default encoding first. See
	* the CertPath Encodings section in the <a href=
	* "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#CertPathEncodings">
	* Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation</a>
	* for information about standard encoding names.
	* <p>
	* Attempts to modify the returned {@code Iterator} via its
	* {@code remove} method result in an
	* {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
	*
	* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
	* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
	* existing service providers, this method cannot be {@code abstract}
	* and by default throws an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
	*
	* @return an {@code Iterator} over the names of the supported
	* {@code CertPath} encodings (as {@code String}s)
	* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	public Iterator<String> engineGetCertPathEncodings() {
	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	/**
	* Returns a (possibly empty) collection view of the certificates read
	* from the given input stream {@code inStream}.
	*
	* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized certificate format
	* supported by this certificate factory, each element in
	* the returned collection view can be typecast to the corresponding
	* certificate class. For example, if this certificate
	* factory implements X.509 certificates, the elements in the returned
	* collection can be typecast to the {@code X509Certificate} class.
	*
	* <p>In the case of a certificate factory for X.509 certificates,
	* {@code inStream} may contain a single DER-encoded certificate
	* in the formats described for
	* {@link CertificateFactory#generateCertificate(java.io.InputStream)
	* generateCertificate}.
	* In addition, {@code inStream} may contain a PKCS#7 certificate
	* chain. This is a PKCS#7 <i>SignedData</i> object, with the only
	* significant field being <i>certificates</i>. In particular, the
	* signature and the contents are ignored. This format allows multiple
	* certificates to be downloaded at once. If no certificates are present,
	* an empty collection is returned.
	*
	* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
	* consume the entire input stream.
	*
	* @param inStream the input stream with the certificates.
	*
	* @return a (possibly empty) collection view of
	* java.security.cert.Certificate objects
	* initialized with the data from the input stream.
	*
	* @exception CertificateException on parsing errors.
	*/
	public abstract Collection<? extends Certificate>
	engineGenerateCertificates(InputStream inStream)
	throws CertificateException;

	/**
	* Generates a certificate revocation list (CRL) object and initializes it
	* with the data read from the input stream {@code inStream}.
	*
	* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized CRL format
	* supported by this certificate factory,
	* the returned CRL object can be typecast to the corresponding
	* CRL class. For example, if this certificate
	* factory implements X.509 CRLs, the returned CRL object
	* can be typecast to the {@code X509CRL} class.
	*
	* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
	* consume the entire input stream. Otherwise, each call to this
	* method consumes one CRL and the read position of the input stream
	* is positioned to the next available byte after the inherent
	* end-of-CRL marker. If the data in the
	* input stream does not contain an inherent end-of-CRL marker (other
	* than EOF) and there is trailing data after the CRL is parsed, a
	* {@code CRLException} is thrown.
	*
	* @param inStream an input stream with the CRL data.
	*
	* @return a CRL object initialized with the data
	* from the input stream.
	*
	* @exception CRLException on parsing errors.
	*/
	public abstract CRL engineGenerateCRL(InputStream inStream)
	throws CRLException;

	/**
	* Returns a (possibly empty) collection view of the CRLs read
	* from the given input stream {@code inStream}.
	*
	* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized CRL format
	* supported by this certificate factory, each element in
	* the returned collection view can be typecast to the corresponding
	* CRL class. For example, if this certificate
	* factory implements X.509 CRLs, the elements in the returned
	* collection can be typecast to the {@code X509CRL} class.
	*
	* <p>In the case of a certificate factory for X.509 CRLs,
	* {@code inStream} may contain a single DER-encoded CRL.
	* In addition, {@code inStream} may contain a PKCS#7 CRL
	* set. This is a PKCS#7 <i>SignedData</i> object, with the only
	* significant field being <i>crls</i>. In particular, the
	* signature and the contents are ignored. This format allows multiple
	* CRLs to be downloaded at once. If no CRLs are present,
	* an empty collection is returned.
	*
	* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
	* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
	* consume the entire input stream.
	*
	* @param inStream the input stream with the CRLs.
	*
	* @return a (possibly empty) collection view of
	* java.security.cert.CRL objects initialized with the data from the input
	* stream.
	*
	* @exception CRLException on parsing errors.
	*/
	public abstract Collection<? extends CRL> engineGenerateCRLs
	(InputStream inStream) throws CRLException;
	}

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