## Uses of Class
java.security.GeneralSecurityException

- Packages that use GeneralSecurityException
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
  java.security.cert | Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
  java.security.spec | Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.
  javax.crypto | Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
  javax.security.auth.login | This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.

- - ### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security

    Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `DigestException` | This is the generic Message Digest exception.
    `class` | `InvalidAlgorithmParameterException` | This is the exception for invalid or inappropriate algorithm parameters.
    `class` | `InvalidKeyException` | This is the exception for invalid Keys (invalid encoding, wrong length, uninitialized, etc).
    `class` | `KeyException` | This is the basic key exception.
    `class` | `KeyManagementException` | This is the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.
    `class` | `KeyStoreException` | This is the generic KeyStore exception.
    `class` | `NoSuchAlgorithmException` | This exception is thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
    `class` | `NoSuchProviderException` | This exception is thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
    `class` | `SignatureException` | This is the generic Signature exception.
    `class` | `UnrecoverableEntryException` | This exception is thrown if an entry in the keystore cannot be recovered.
    `class` | `UnrecoverableKeyException` | This exception is thrown if a key in the keystore cannot be recovered.

  - ### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.cert

    Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.cert
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `CertificateEncodingException` | Certificate Encoding Exception.
    `class` | `CertificateException` | This exception indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.
    `class` | `CertificateExpiredException` | Certificate Expired Exception.
    `class` | `CertificateNotYetValidException` | Certificate is not yet valid exception.
    `class` | `CertificateParsingException` | Certificate Parsing Exception.
    `class` | `CertificateRevokedException` | An exception that indicates an X.509 certificate is revoked.
    `class` | `CertPathBuilderException` | An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when building a certification path with a `CertPathBuilder`.
    `class` | `CertPathValidatorException` | An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when validating a certification path.
    `class` | `CertStoreException` | An exception indicating one of a variety of problems retrieving certificates and CRLs from a `CertStore`.
    `class` | `CRLException` | CRL (Certificate Revocation List) Exception.

  - ### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.spec

    Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in java.security.spec
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `InvalidKeySpecException` | This is the exception for invalid key specifications.
    `class` | `InvalidParameterSpecException` | This is the exception for invalid parameter specifications.

  - ### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.crypto

    Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.crypto
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `AEADBadTagException` | This exception is thrown when a `Cipher` operating in an AEAD mode (such as GCM/CCM) is unable to verify the supplied authentication tag.
    `class` | `BadPaddingException` | This exception is thrown when a particular padding mechanism is expected for the input data but the data is not padded properly.
    `class` | `ExemptionMechanismException` | This is the generic ExemptionMechanism exception.
    `class` | `IllegalBlockSizeException` | This exception is thrown when the length of data provided to a block cipher is incorrect, i.e., does not match the block size of the cipher.
    `class` | `NoSuchPaddingException` | This exception is thrown when a particular padding mechanism is requested but is not available in the environment.
    `class` | `ShortBufferException` | This exception is thrown when an output buffer provided by the user is too short to hold the operation result.

  - ### Uses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.security.auth.login

    Subclasses of GeneralSecurityException in javax.security.auth.login
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `AccountException` | A generic account exception.
    `class` | `AccountExpiredException` | Signals that a user account has expired.
    `class` | `AccountLockedException` | Signals that an account was locked.
    `class` | `AccountNotFoundException` | Signals that an account was not found.
    `class` | `CredentialException` | A generic credential exception.
    `class` | `CredentialExpiredException` | Signals that a `Credential` has expired.
    `class` | `CredentialNotFoundException` | Signals that a credential was not found.
    `class` | `FailedLoginException` | Signals that user authentication failed.
    `class` | `LoginException` | This is the basic login exception.