diff -r d66b18f52418 -r fe4b337b636e jdk/test/sun/security/provider/certpath/PKIXCertPathValidator/Validity.java
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+++ b/jdk/test/sun/security/provider/certpath/PKIXCertPathValidator/Validity.java	Wed Mar 12 08:55:35 2014 -0700
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8021804
+ * @summary CertPath should validate even if the validity period of the
+ *          root cert does not include the validity period of a subordinate
+ *          cert.
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.security.cert.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class Validity {
+
+    /*
+     * Subject: OU=TestOrg, CN=TestCA
+     * Issuer: OU=TestOrg, CN=TestCA
+     * Validity
+     *     Not Before: Feb 26 21:33:55 2014 GMT
+           Not After : Feb 26 21:33:55 2024 GMT
+     * Version 1
+     */
+    static String CACertStr =
+        "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n" +
+        "MIIBvTCCASYCCQCQRiTo4lBCFjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADAjMRAwDgYDVQQLDAdU\n" +
+        "ZXN0T3JnMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZUZXN0Q0EwHhcNMTQwMjI2MjEzMzU1WhcNMjQwMjI2\n" +
+        "MjEzMzU1WjAjMRAwDgYDVQQLDAdUZXN0T3JnMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZUZXN0Q0EwgZ8w\n" +
+        "DQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0AMIGJAoGBAOtKS4ZrsM3ansd61ZxitcrN0w184I+A\n" +
+        "z0kyrSP1eMtlam+cC2U91NpTz11FYV4XUfBhqqxaXW043AWTUer8pS90Pt4sCrUX\n" +
+        "COx1+QA1M3ZhbZ4sTM7XQ90JbGaBJ/sEza9mlQP7hQ2yQO/hATKbP6J5qvgG2sT2\n" +
+        "S2WYjEgwNwmFAgMBAAEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADgYEAQ/CXEpnx2WY4LJtv4jwE\n" +
+        "4jIVirur3pdzV5oBhPyqqHMsyhQBkukCfX7uD7L5wN1+xuM81DfANpIxlnUfybp5\n" +
+        "CpjcmktLpmyK4kJ6XnSd2blbLOIpsr9x6FqxPxpVDlyw/ySHYrIG/GZdsLHgmzGn\n" +
+        "B06jeYzH8OLf879VxAxSsPc=\n" +
+        "-----END CERTIFICATE-----";
+
+    /*
+     * Subject: OU=TestOrg, CN=TestEE0
+     * Issuer: OU=TestOrg, CN=TestCA
+     * Validity
+     *     Not Before: Feb 26 22:55:12 2014 GMT
+     *     Not After : Feb 25 22:55:12 2025 GMT
+     * Version 1
+     */
+    static String EECertStr =
+        "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n" +
+        "MIIBtjCCAR8CAQQwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwIzEQMA4GA1UECwwHVGVzdE9yZzEP\n" +
+        "MA0GA1UEAwwGVGVzdENBMB4XDTE0MDIyNjIyNTUxMloXDTI1MDIyNTIyNTUxMlow\n" +
+        "JDEQMA4GA1UECwwHVGVzdE9yZzEQMA4GA1UEAwwHVGVzdEVFMDCBnzANBgkqhkiG\n" +
+        "9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAt8xz9W3ruCTHjSOtTX6cxsUZ0nRP6EavEfzgcOYh\n" +
+        "CXGA0gr+viSHq3c2vQBxiRny2hm5rLcqpPo+2OxZtw/ajxfyrV6d/r8YyQLBvyl3\n" +
+        "xdCZdOkG1DCM1oFAQDaSRt9wN5Zm5kyg7uMig5Y4L45fP9Yee4x6Xyh36qYbsR89\n" +
+        "rFMCAwEAATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQDZrPqSo08va1m9TOWOztTuWilGdjK/\n" +
+        "2Ed2WXg8utIpy6uAV+NaOYtHQ7ULQBVRNmwg9nKghbVbh+E/xpoihjl1x7OXass4\n" +
+        "TbwXA5GKFIFpNtDvATQ/QQZoCuCzw1FW/mH0Q7UEQ/9/iJdDad6ebkapeMwtj/8B\n" +
+        "s2IZV7s85CEOXw==\n" +
+        "-----END CERTIFICATE-----";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+        String[] certStrs = {EECertStr};
+        String[] trustedCertStrs = {CACertStr};
+        runTest(certStrs, trustedCertStrs);
+
+        System.out.println("Test passed.");
+    }
+
+    private static void runTest(String[] certStrs,
+                                String[] trustedCertStrs)
+            throws Exception {
+
+        CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X509");
+
+        // Generate the CertPath from the certs named in certStrs
+        ArrayList<X509Certificate> certs = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String certStr : certStrs) {
+            certs.add(generateCert(certStr, cf));
+        }
+        CertPath cp = cf.generateCertPath(certs);
+
+        // Generate the set of Trust Anchors from the certs named in
+        // trustedCertStrs
+        Set<TrustAnchor> trustAnchors = new HashSet<>();
+        for (String trustedCertStr : trustedCertStrs) {
+            TrustAnchor ta = new TrustAnchor(generateCert(trustedCertStr, cf),
+                                             null);
+            trustAnchors.add(ta);
+        }
+        PKIXParameters params = new PKIXParameters(trustAnchors);
+        params.setDate(new Date(114, 3, 1));   // 2014-03-01
+        params.setRevocationEnabled(false);
+
+        // Attempt to validate the CertPath. If no exception thrown, successful.
+        CertPathValidator cpv = CertPathValidator.getInstance("PKIX");
+        cpv.validate(cp, params);
+        System.out.println("CertPath validation successful.");
+    }
+
+    private static X509Certificate generateCert(String certStr,
+                                                CertificateFactory cf)
+            throws Exception {
+        ByteArrayInputStream stream
+                = new ByteArrayInputStream(certStr.getBytes());
+        return (X509Certificate) cf.generateCertificate(stream);
+
+    }
+}