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  2. JDK-8168868

Add additional admin-level documentation for trusted certs not being "disabled"

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      This is a companion bug to JDK-8168822. I think this information needs to be done throughout our Eco-sphere, especially where admins might go looking. The term "AlgorithmConstraints" won't mean much to an admin looking to figure out why a cert with a disabled algorithm was accepted.

      I looked in what I thought would be the "obvious/expected places" below, but didn't find anything. Some suggestions might be:
          
          <java-home>/conf/security/java.security (addressed in JDK-8168822)

          https://www.java.com/en/jre-jdk-cryptoroadmap.html

          http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8u71-relnotes-2773756.html#newft

          JPG blog
             (i.e. an article like https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/entry/strengthening_signatures)

          JSSE Ref Guide troubleshooting

          CertPath (if not already there)

            rgallard Raymond Gallardo
            wetmore Bradford Wetmore
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