javax.security.cert

Class Certificate

java.lang.Object
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+--javax.security.cert.Certificate

public abstract class Certificate

extends java.lang.Object

The base class for public-key certificates. This class is deprecated in favor of the java.security.cert.Certificate class. It should not be used in new applications. NOTE: This package is deprecated. Use java.security.cert.Certificate instead.

Constructor Summary

Certificate()

The base class for public-key certificates. This class is deprecated in favor of the java.security.cert.Certificate class.

Method Summary

`boolean`	`equals(Object other)` Tests if this certificate equals another.
`byte[]`	`getEncoded()` Return the encoded form of this certificate.
`PublicKey`	`getPublicKey()` Returns this certificate's public key.
`int`	`hashCode()` Computes a hash code for this certificate.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a printable representation of this certificate.
`void`	`verify(PublicKey key)` Verifies the signature of this certificate.
`void`	`verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider)` Verifies the signature of this certificate, using the specified security provider.

Constructor Details

Certificate

public Certificate()

Method Details

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Tests if this certificate equals another.

Parameters:

other - The object to test.

Returns:

True if the certificates are equal.

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Return the encoded form of this certificate.

Returns:

The encoded form.

Throws:

CertificateEncodingException - If the certificate could not be encoded.

getPublicKey

public PublicKey getPublicKey()

Returns this certificate's public key.

Returns:

The public key.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Computes a hash code for this certificate.

Returns:

The hash code.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a printable representation of this certificate.

Returns:

The string.

verify

public void verify(PublicKey key)

Verifies the signature of this certificate.

Parameters:

key - The signer's public key.

Throws:

CertificateException -
- If the algorithm used to sign the certificate is not available.
- If the supplied key is not appropriate for the certificate's signature algorithm.
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- If the signature could not be verified.

verify

public void verify(PublicKey key, String sigProvider)

Verifies the signature of this certificate, using the specified security provider.

Parameters:

key - The signer's public key.
sigProvider - The name of the signature provider.

Throws:

CertificateException -
- If the algorithm used to sign the certificate is not available.
- If the supplied key is not appropriate for the certificate's signature algorithm.
- If sigProvider is not the name of an installed provider.
- If the signature could not be verified.