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THE INITIUM <strong>X.509</strong> CERTIFICATE WIZARD<br />

Returns A string version <strong>of</strong> the certificate alias<br />

public static void printX509Cert(<br />

X509<strong>Certificate</strong> cert,<br />

PrintStream out) - Given an X509 <strong>Certificate</strong>, print<br />

out all the relevant detail.<br />

public static sun.security.x509.X500Name getX500Name()<br />

- Prompt the user for all the details needed to<br />

generate a self-signed x500 certificate. This is stored in a<br />

datastructure called the X500Name<br />

Returns X500Name<br />

About the author<br />

After receiving his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dr.<br />

Lyon worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He has also worked for the<br />

Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology. He<br />

is currently the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Computer Engineering Department at<br />

Fairfield University, a senior member <strong>of</strong> the IEEE and President <strong>of</strong><br />

DocJava, Inc., a consulting firm in Connecticut. E-mail Dr. Lyon at<br />

Lyon@DocJava.com. His website is http://www.DocJava.com.<br />

88 JOURNAL OF OBJECT TECHNOLOGY VOL. 3, NO. 10

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