stream.close();
        }
        catch ( IOException e ) {
            throw new PACDecodingException("Malformed kerberos ticket", e);
        }

        ASN1Sequence sequence;
        try {
            sequence = ASN1Util.as(ASN1Sequence.class, derToken.getBaseObject());
        }
        catch ( IOException e ) {
            throw new PACDecodingException("Malformed kerberos ticket", e);