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package java.security.cert;
/**
* This class is an abstraction of certificate revocation lists (CRLs) that
* have different formats but important common uses. For example, all CRLs
* share the functionality of listing revoked certificates, and can be queried
* on whether or not they list a given certificate.
*
* Specialized CRL types can be defined by subclassing off of this abstract
* class.
*
* @author Hemma Prafullchandra
*
* @version 1.9, 02/02/00
*
* @see X509CRL
* @see CertificateFactory
*
* @since 1.2
*/
public abstract class CRL
{
/**
* Creates a CRL of the specified type.
*
* @param type the standard name of the CRL type.
* See Appendix A in the
* Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference
* for information about standard CRL types.
*/
protected CRL(String type) { }
/**
* Returns the type of this CRL.
*
* @return the type of this CRL.
*/
public final String getType() {
return null;
}
/**
* Returns a string representation of this CRL.
*
* @return a string representation of this CRL.
*/
public abstract String toString();
/**
* Checks whether the given certificate is on this CRL.
*
* @param cert the certificate to check for.
* @return true if the given certificate is on this CRL,
* false otherwise.
*/
public abstract boolean isRevoked(Certificate cert);
}