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+package org.spongycastle.crypto;
+
+/**
+ * the foundation class for the hard exceptions thrown by the crypto packages.
+ */
+public class CryptoException 
+    extends Exception
+{
+    private Throwable cause;
+
+    /**
+     * base constructor.
+     */
+    public CryptoException()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a CryptoException with the given message.
+     *
+     * @param message the message to be carried with the exception.
+     */
+    public CryptoException(
+        String  message)
+    {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a CryptoException with the given message and underlying cause.
+     *
+     * @param message message describing exception.
+     * @param cause the throwable that was the underlying cause.
+     */
+    public CryptoException(
+        String  message,
+        Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super(message);
+
+        this.cause = cause;
+    }
+
+    public Throwable getCause()
+    {
+        return cause;
+    }
+}