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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 #1: RSA Encryption Standard, Version 1.5, November 1993</li>
 *   <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>
 *     <a href=
 *       "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html">
 *       <b>Java™
 *       Cryptography Architecture API Specification and Reference
 *       </b></a></li>
 *   <li>
 *     <a href=
 *       "{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/security/crypto/HowToImplAProvider.html">
 *       <b>How to Implement a Provider for the
 *       Java™ Cryptography Architecture
 *       </b></a></li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
package java.security.spec;