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package java.security.cert;

/**
 * This class represents Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) maintained by a
 * certificate authority. They are used to indicate that a given Certificate has
 * expired and consequently has become invalid.
 *
 * @see CertificateFactory
 */
public abstract class CRL {
    // The CRL type
    private final String type;

    /**
     * Creates a new certificate revocation list of the specified type.
     *
     * @param type
     *            the type for the CRL.
     */
    protected CRL(String type) {
        this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the type of this CRL.
     *
     * @return the type of this CRL.
     */
    public final String getType() {
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the specified certificate is revoked by this CRL.
     *
     * @param cert
     *            the certificate to check.
     * @return {@code true} if the certificate is revoked by this CRL, otherwise
     *         {@code false}.
     */
    public abstract boolean isRevoked(Certificate cert);

    /**
     * Returns the string representation of this instance.
     *
     * @return the string representation of this instance.
     */
    public abstract String toString();
}




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