Module java.base
Package java.security

Class GeneralSecurityException

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Exception
java.security.GeneralSecurityException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
BadPaddingException, CertificateException, CertPathBuilderException, CertPathValidatorException, CertStoreException, CRLException, DecapsulateException, DigestException, ExemptionMechanismException, IllegalBlockSizeException, InvalidAlgorithmParameterException, InvalidKeySpecException, InvalidParameterSpecException, KeyException, KeyStoreException, LoginException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, NoSuchPaddingException, NoSuchProviderException, ShortBufferException, SignatureException, UnrecoverableEntryException
public class GeneralSecurityException extends Exception
The GeneralSecurityException class is a generic security exception class that provides type safety for all the security-related exception classes that extend from it.
Since:
1.2
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • GeneralSecurityException

      public GeneralSecurityException()
      Constructs a GeneralSecurityException with no detail message.

    • GeneralSecurityException

      public GeneralSecurityException(String msg)
      Constructs a GeneralSecurityException with the specified detail message. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.
      Parameters:
      msg - the detail message.

    • GeneralSecurityException

      public GeneralSecurityException(String message, Throwable cause)
      Creates a GeneralSecurityException with the specified detail message and cause.
      Parameters:
      message - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method).
      cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
      Since:
      1.5

    • GeneralSecurityException

      public GeneralSecurityException(Throwable cause)
      Creates a GeneralSecurityException with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).
      Parameters:
      cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
      Since:
      1.5