java.security
Interface Certificate
This interface models a digital certificate which verifies the
authenticity of a party. This class simply allows certificate
information to be queried, it does not guarantee that the certificate
is valid.
This class is deprecated in favor of the new java.security.cert package.
It exists for backward compatibility only.
void | decode(InputStream in)- This method reads an encoded certificate from an
InputStream.
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void | encode(OutputStream out)- This method writes the certificate to an
OutputStream in
a format that can be understood by the decode method.
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String | getFormat()- This method returns the encoding format of the certificate (e.g., "PGP",
"X.509").
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Principal | getGuarantor()- This method returns the
Principal that is guaranteeing
this certificate.
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Principal | getPrincipal()- This method returns the
Principal being guaranteed by
this certificate.
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PublicKey | getPublicKey()- This method returns the public key for the
Principal that
is being guaranteed.
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String | toString(boolean detail)- This method returns a
String representation of the contents
of this certificate.
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encode
public void encode(OutputStream out)
throws KeyException,
IOException This method writes the certificate to an OutputStream in
a format that can be understood by the decode method.
out - the OutputStream to write to
getFormat
public String getFormat()
This method returns the encoding format of the certificate (e.g., "PGP",
"X.509"). This format is used by the encode and
decode methods.
- the encoding format being used
getGuarantor
public Principal getGuarantor()
This method returns the Principal that is guaranteeing
this certificate.
- the
Principal guaranteeing the certificate
getPrincipal
public Principal getPrincipal()
This method returns the Principal being guaranteed by
this certificate.
- the
Principal guaranteed by this certificate
getPublicKey
public PublicKey getPublicKey()
This method returns the public key for the Principal that
is being guaranteed.
- the
PublicKey of the Principal being guaranteed
toString
public String toString(boolean detail)
This method returns a String representation of the contents
of this certificate.
detail - true to provided more detailed information
- the string representation
Certificate.java -- deprecated interface for modeling digital certificates
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