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/**

 * Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm

 * parameter specifications.

 *

 * <p>A key specification is a transparent representation of the key material

 * that constitutes a key. A key may be specified in an algorithm-specific

 * way, or in an algorithm-independent encoding format (such as ASN.1).

 * This package contains key specifications for DSA public and private keys,

 * RSA public and private keys, PKCS #8 private keys in DER-encoded format,

 * and X.509 public and private keys in DER-encoded format.

 *

 * <p>An algorithm parameter specification is a transparent representation

 * of the sets of parameters used with an algorithm. This package contains

 * an algorithm parameter specification for parameters used with the

 * DSA algorithm.

 *

 * <h2>Package Specification</h2>

 *

 * <ul>

 *   <li>PKCS #8: Private-Key Information Syntax Standard,

 *     Version 1.2, November 1993</li>

 *   <li>Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) 186:

 *     Digital Signature Standard (DSS)</li>

 * </ul>

 *

 * <h2>Related Documentation</h2>

 *

 * For documentation that includes information about algorithm parameter

 * and key specifications, please see:

 * <ul>

 *   <li> {@extLink security_guide_jca

 *       Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide}</li>

 *   <li> {@extLink security_guide_impl_provider

 *       How to Implement a Provider in the Java Cryptography Architecture}</li>

 * </ul>

 *

 * @since 1.2

 */

package java.security.spec;