public static String getIssuedBy(final X509Certificate certificate)
	{
		final X500Principal issuedByPrincipal = certificate.getSubjectX500Principal();
		final String issuedBy = issuedByPrincipal.getName();
		return issuedBy;
	}
public static String getIssuedBy ( final X509Certificate certificate ) { final X500Principal issuedByPrincipal = certificate . getSubjectX500Principal ( ) ; final String issuedBy = issuedByPrincipal . getName ( ) ; return issuedBy ; }
Gets the issued by value of the given {@link X509Certificate}.

@param certificate
the certificate
@return the issued by value of the given {@link X509Certificate}.