RFR: 8280949: Correct the references for the Java Security Standard Algorithm Names specification [v2]

[Sean Mullan]

On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:19:28 GMT, Xue-Lei Andrew Fan <xuelei at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > Please capitalize "specification" (i.e. "Specification") to be consistent with other references in the javadoc. Looks good otherwise.
> 
> OK. Just curious, why we want to use capitalized "specification"? This word "specification" is not a part of the document title.

True (although in hindsight we could have added it to the title). However, I think capitalizing when referencing it signifies that it is an important and normative document, similar to when you refer to standard documents even if it is not in title (ex: "The AES Standard"). If we referred to it again in subsequent text, then it is not as necessary, i.e. you could say "This specification includes list of names that are defined as standard ...

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7290