--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/cert/CertPathValidator.java Mon Oct 18 09:05:49 2010 -0400
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/cert/CertPathValidator.java Mon Jan 24 14:56:14 2011 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@
* and an algorithm-specific set of parameters. If successful, the result is
* returned in an object that implements the
* <code>CertPathValidatorResult</code> interface.
+ *
+ * <p> Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support the
+ * following standard <code>CertPathValidator</code> algorithm:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li><tt>PKIX</tt></li>
+ * </ul>
+ * This algorithm is described in the <a href=
+ * "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#CertPathValidator">
+ * CertPathValidator section</a> of the
+ * Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation.
+ * Consult the release documentation for your implementation to see if any
+ * other algorithms are supported.
+ *
* <p>
* <b>Concurrent Access</b>
* <p>
@@ -118,10 +131,10 @@
* the {@link Security#getProviders() Security.getProviders()} method.
*
* @param algorithm the name of the requested <code>CertPathValidator</code>
- * algorithm. See Appendix A in the <a href=
- * "../../../../technotes/guides/security/certpath/CertPathProgGuide.html#AppA">
- * Java Certification Path API Programmer's Guide </a>
- * for information about standard algorithm names.
+ * algorithm. See the CertPathValidator section in the <a href=
+ * "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#CertPathValidator">
+ * Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation</a>
+ * for information about standard algorithm names.
*
* @return a <code>CertPathValidator</code> object that implements the
* specified algorithm.
@@ -153,10 +166,10 @@
* the {@link Security#getProviders() Security.getProviders()} method.
*
* @param algorithm the name of the requested <code>CertPathValidator</code>
- * algorithm. See Appendix A in the <a href=
- * "../../../../technotes/guides/security/certpath/CertPathProgGuide.html#AppA">
- * Java Certification Path API Programmer's Guide </a>
- * for information about standard algorithm names.
+ * algorithm. See the CertPathValidator section in the <a href=
+ * "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#CertPathValidator">
+ * Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation</a>
+ * for information about standard algorithm names.
*
* @param provider the name of the provider.
*
@@ -193,12 +206,11 @@
* object is returned. Note that the specified Provider object
* does not have to be registered in the provider list.
*
- * @param algorithm the name of the requested
- * <code>CertPathValidator</code> algorithm.
- * See Appendix A in the <a href=
- * "../../../../technotes/guides/security/certpath/CertPathProgGuide.html#AppA">
- * Java Certification Path API Programmer's Guide </a>
- * for information about standard algorithm names.
+ * @param algorithm the name of the requested <code>CertPathValidator</code>
+ * algorithm. See the CertPathValidator section in the <a href=
+ * "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#CertPathValidator">
+ * Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation</a>
+ * for information about standard algorithm names.
*
* @param provider the provider.
*