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26 /**
27  * Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm
28  * parameter specifications.
29  *
30  * <p>A key specification is a transparent representation of the key material
31  * that constitutes a key. A key may be specified in an algorithm-specific
32  * way, or in an algorithm-independent encoding format (such as ASN.1).
33  * This package contains key specifications for DSA public and private keys,
34  * RSA public and private keys, PKCS #8 private keys in DER-encoded format,
35  * and X.509 public and private keys in DER-encoded format.
36  *
37  * <p>An algorithm parameter specification is a transparent representation
38  * of the sets of parameters used with an algorithm. This package contains
39  * an algorithm parameter specification for parameters used with the
40  * DSA algorithm.
41  *
42  * <h2>Package Specification</h2>
43  *
44  * <ul>
45  *   <li>PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications, Version 2.2 (RFC 8017)</li>
46  *   <li>PKCS #8: Private-Key Information Syntax Standard,
47  *     Version 1.2, November 1993</li>
48  *   <li>Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) 186:
49  *     Digital Signature Standard (DSS)</li>
50  * </ul>
51  *
52  * <h2>Related Documentation</h2>
53  *
54  * For documentation that includes information about algorithm parameter
55  * and key specifications, please see:
56  * <ul>
57  *   <li>
58  *     <a href=
59  *       "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html">
60  *       <b>Java&trade;
61  *       Cryptography Architecture API Specification and Reference
62  *       </b></a></li>
63  *   <li>
64  *     <a href=
65  *       "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/HowToImplAProvider.html">
66  *       <b>How to Implement a Provider for the
67  *       Java&trade; Cryptography Architecture
68  *       </b></a></li>
69  * </ul>
70  *
71  * @since 1.2
72  */
73 package java.security.spec;
74