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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();
}