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diff --git a/pkix/src/main/java/org/spongycastle/cert/CertException.java b/pkix/src/main/java/org/spongycastle/cert/CertException.java
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+package org.spongycastle.cert;
+
+/**
+ * General checked Exception thrown in the cert package and its sub-packages.
+ */
+public class CertException
+    extends Exception
+{
+    private Throwable cause;
+
+    public CertException(String msg, Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super(msg);
+
+        this.cause = cause;
+    }
+
+    public CertException(String msg)
+    {
+        super(msg);
+    }
+
+    public Throwable getCause()
+    {
+        return cause;
+    }
+}