Certificate.getGuarantor
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public abstract Principal getGuarantor()
Returns
the guarantor which guaranteed the principal-key
binding.
Description
Returns the guarantor of the certificate, that is, the principal
guaranteeing that the public key associated with this certificate
is that of the principal associated with this certificate. For X.509
certificates, the guarantor will typically be a Certificate Authority
(such as the United States Postal Service or Verisign, Inc.).