Source for java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathChecker

   1: /* PKIXCertPathChecker.java -- checks X.509 certificate paths.
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package java.security.cert;
  40: 
  41: import java.util.Collection;
  42: import java.util.Set;
  43: 
  44: /**
  45:  * A validator for X.509 certificates when approving certificate chains.
  46:  *
  47:  * <p>Concrete subclasses can be passed to the {@link
  48:  * PKIXParameters#setCertPathCheckers(java.util.List)} and {@link
  49:  * PKIXParameters#addCertPathChecker(java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathChecker)}
  50:  * methods, which are then used to set up PKIX certificate chain
  51:  * builders or validators. These classes then call the {@link
  52:  * #check(java.security.cert.Certificate,java.util.Collection)} method
  53:  * of this class, performing whatever checks on the certificate,
  54:  * throwing an exception if any check fails.
  55:  *
  56:  * <p>Subclasses of this must be able to perform their checks in the
  57:  * backward direction -- from the most-trusted certificate to the target
  58:  * -- and may optionally support forward checking -- from the target to
  59:  * the most-trusted certificate.
  60:  *
  61:  * @see PKIXParameters
  62:  * @since 1.4
  63:  */
  64: public abstract class PKIXCertPathChecker implements Cloneable
  65: {
  66: 
  67:   // Constructor.
  68:   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  69: 
  70:   /** Default constructor. */
  71:   protected PKIXCertPathChecker()
  72:   {
  73:     super();
  74:   }
  75: 
  76:   // Cloneable interface.
  77:   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  78: 
  79:   public Object clone()
  80:   {
  81:     try
  82:       {
  83:         return super.clone();
  84:       }
  85:     catch (CloneNotSupportedException cnse)
  86:       {
  87:         throw new InternalError(cnse.getMessage());
  88:       }
  89:   }
  90: 
  91:   // Abstract methods.
  92:   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  93: 
  94:   /**
  95:    * Initialize this PKIXCertPathChecker. If subclasses support forward
  96:    * checking, a value of true can be passed to this method, and
  97:    * certificates can be validated from the target certificate to the
  98:    * most-trusted certifcate.
  99:    *
 100:    * @param forward The direction of this PKIXCertPathChecker.
 101:    * @throws CertPathValidatorException If <i>forward</i> is true and
 102:    *         this class does not support forward checking.
 103:    */
 104:   public abstract void init(boolean forward) throws CertPathValidatorException;
 105: 
 106:   /**
 107:    * Returns whether or not this class supports forward checking.
 108:    *
 109:    * @return Whether or not this class supports forward checking.
 110:    */
 111:   public abstract boolean isForwardCheckingSupported();
 112: 
 113:   /**
 114:    * Returns an immutable set of X.509 extension object identifiers (OIDs)
 115:    * supported by this PKIXCertPathChecker.
 116:    *
 117:    * @return An immutable set of Strings of the supported X.509 OIDs, or
 118:    *         null if no extensions are supported.
 119:    */
 120:   public abstract Set<String> getSupportedExtensions();
 121: 
 122:   /**
 123:    * Checks a certificate, removing any critical extensions that are
 124:    * resolved in this check.
 125:    *
 126:    * @param cert               The certificate to check.
 127:    * @param unresolvedCritExts The (mutable) collection of as-of-yet
 128:    *        unresolved critical extensions, as OID strings.
 129:    * @throws CertPathValidatorException If this certificate fails this
 130:    *         check.
 131:    */
 132:   public abstract void check(Certificate cert, Collection<String> unresolvedCritExts)
 133:   throws CertPathValidatorException;
 134: }