Uses of Class java.security.cert.CRL (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2015-05-24

## Uses of Class
java.security.cert.CRL

- Packages that use CRL
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.security.cert | Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.

- - ### Uses of CRL in java.security.cert

    Subclasses of CRL in java.security.cert
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `X509CRL` Abstract class for an X.509 Certificate Revocation List (CRL).

    Methods in java.security.cert that return CRL
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract CRL` | CertificateFactorySpi.`engineGenerateCRL(InputStream inStream)` Generates a certificate revocation list (CRL) object and initializes it with the data read from the input stream `inStream`.
    `CRL` | CertificateFactory.`generateCRL(InputStream inStream)` Generates a certificate revocation list (CRL) object and initializes it with the data read from the input stream `inStream`.

    Methods in java.security.cert that return types with arguments of type CRL
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract Collection<? extends CRL>` | CertificateFactorySpi.`engineGenerateCRLs(InputStream inStream)` Returns a (possibly empty) collection view of the CRLs read from the given input stream `inStream`.
    `abstract Collection<? extends CRL>` | CertStoreSpi.`engineGetCRLs(CRLSelector selector)` Returns a `Collection` of `CRL`s that match the specified selector.
    `Collection<? extends CRL>` | CertificateFactory.`generateCRLs(InputStream inStream)` Returns a (possibly empty) collection view of the CRLs read from the given input stream `inStream`.
    `Collection<? extends CRL>` | CertStore.`getCRLs(CRLSelector selector)` Returns a `Collection` of `CRL`s that match the specified selector.

    Methods in java.security.cert with parameters of type CRL
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | X509CRLSelector.`match(CRL crl)` Decides whether a `CRL` should be selected.
    `boolean` | CRLSelector.`match(CRL crl)` Decides whether a `CRL` should be selected.

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