Uses of Class javax.security.cert.X509Certificate (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-07-22

## Uses of Class
javax.security.cert.X509Certificate

- Packages that use X509Certificate
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.net.ssl | Provides classes for the secure socket package.
  javax.security.cert | Provides classes for public key certificates.

- - ### Uses of X509Certificate in javax.net.ssl

    Methods in javax.net.ssl that return X509Certificate
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `X509Certificate[]` | SSLSession.`getPeerCertificateChain()` Returns the identity of the peer which was identified as part of defining the session.
    `X509Certificate[]` | HandshakeCompletedEvent.`getPeerCertificateChain()` Returns the identity of the peer which was identified as part of defining the session.

  - ### Uses of X509Certificate in javax.security.cert

    Methods in javax.security.cert that return X509Certificate
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static X509Certificate` | X509Certificate.`getInstance(byte[] certData)` Instantiates an X509Certificate object, and initializes it with the specified byte array.
    `static X509Certificate` | X509Certificate.`getInstance(InputStream inStream)` Instantiates an X509Certificate object, and initializes it with the data read from the input stream `inStream`.

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