diff -r 346a88a88fee -r 27eb2d6abda9 jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AlgorithmParameterGenerator.java --- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AlgorithmParameterGenerator.java Mon Oct 19 17:26:01 2015 -0700 +++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/AlgorithmParameterGenerator.java Mon Oct 19 17:35:18 2015 -0700 @@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ *

Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via * the {@link Security#getProviders() Security.getProviders()} method. * + * @implNote + * The JDK Reference Implementation additionally uses the + * {@code jdk.security.provider.preferred} property to determine + * the preferred provider order for the specified algorithm. This + * may be different than the order of providers returned by + * {@link Security#getProviders() Security.getProviders()}. + * * @param algorithm the name of the algorithm this * parameter generator is associated with. * See the AlgorithmParameterGenerator section in the