question: public boolean equals ( Object obj ) { if ( obj == this ) { return true ; } if ( ! ( obj instanceof Certificate ) ) { return false ; } Certificate object = ( Certificate ) obj ; try { return Arrays . equals ( getEncoded ( ) , object . getEncoded ( ) ) ; } catch ( CertificateEncodingException e ) { return false ; } }
target:  Compares the argument to this Certificate. If both have the same bytes they are assumed to be equal.