On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 16:28:06 GMT, Mikhail Yankelevich <[email protected]> 
wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/cert/X509Certificate.java line 175:
>> 
>>> 173:      * Checks that the given instant is within the certificate's
>>> 174:      * validity period. In other words, this determines whether the
>>> 175:      * certificate would be valid at the given date/time.
>> 
>> I think we can just say "the given instant".
>
> I wanted to keep the `date/time` here as it seemed to me to be easier to read 
> than repeating `instant`. Just wanted to keep it in clarification.
> 
> If you still think it's better to make it `instant` - I don't mind changing

I was thinking that back when `checkValidaty(Date)` was introduced, the author 
used `date` to match the argument type, but then thought it's not precise 
enough and added `time`. Now we don't have this inconvenience. Just my guess.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/30047#discussion_r3033801154

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