public
class
PKIXBuilderParameters
extends PKIXParameters
java.lang.Object | ||
↳ | java.security.cert.PKIXParameters | |
↳ | java.security.cert.PKIXBuilderParameters |
Parameters used as input for the PKIX CertPathBuilder
algorithm.
A PKIX CertPathBuilder
uses these parameters to build
a CertPath
which has been
validated according to the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.
To instantiate a PKIXBuilderParameters
object, an
application must specify one or more most-trusted CAs as defined by
the PKIX certification path validation algorithm. The most-trusted CA
can be specified using one of two constructors. An application
can call PKIXBuilderParameters(Set, CertSelector)
, specifying a
Set
of TrustAnchor
objects, each of which
identifies a most-trusted CA. Alternatively, an application can call
PKIXBuilderParameters(KeyStore, CertSelector)
, specifying a
KeyStore
instance containing trusted certificate entries, each
of which will be considered as a most-trusted CA.
In addition, an application must specify constraints on the target
certificate that the CertPathBuilder
will attempt
to build a path to. The constraints are specified as a
CertSelector
object. These constraints should provide the
CertPathBuilder
with enough search criteria to find the target
certificate. Minimal criteria for an X509Certificate
usually
include the subject name and/or one or more subject alternative names.
If enough criteria is not specified, the CertPathBuilder
may throw a CertPathBuilderException
.
Concurrent Access
Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this class are not thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating separate objects need not synchronize.
See also:
Public constructors | |
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PKIXBuilderParameters(Set<TrustAnchor> trustAnchors, CertSelector targetConstraints)
Creates an instance of |
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PKIXBuilderParameters(KeyStore keystore, CertSelector targetConstraints)
Creates an instance of |
Public methods | |
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int
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getMaxPathLength()
Returns the value of the maximum number of intermediate non-self-issued certificates that may exist in a certification path. |
void
|
setMaxPathLength(int maxPathLength)
Sets the value of the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate certificates that may exist in a certification path. |
String
|
toString()
Returns a formatted string describing the parameters. |
Inherited methods | |
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From
class
java.security.cert.PKIXParameters
| |
From
class
java.lang.Object
| |
From
interface
java.security.cert.CertPathParameters
|
PKIXBuilderParameters (Set<TrustAnchor> trustAnchors, CertSelector targetConstraints)
Creates an instance of PKIXBuilderParameters
with
the specified Set
of most-trusted CAs.
Each element of the set is a TrustAnchor
.
Note that the Set
is copied to protect against
subsequent modifications.
Parameters | |
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trustAnchors |
Set :
a Set of TrustAnchor s |
targetConstraints |
CertSelector :
a CertSelector specifying the
constraints on the target certificate |
Throws | |
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InvalidAlgorithmParameterException |
if trustAnchors
is empty (trustAnchors.isEmpty() == true) |
NullPointerException |
if trustAnchors is
null |
ClassCastException |
if any of the elements of
trustAnchors are not of type
java.security.cert.TrustAnchor
|
PKIXBuilderParameters (KeyStore keystore, CertSelector targetConstraints)
Creates an instance of PKIXBuilderParameters
that
populates the set of most-trusted CAs from the trusted
certificate entries contained in the specified KeyStore
.
Only keystore entries that contain trusted X509Certificate
s
are considered; all other certificate types are ignored.
Parameters | |
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keystore |
KeyStore :
a KeyStore from which the set of
most-trusted CAs will be populated |
targetConstraints |
CertSelector :
a CertSelector specifying the
constraints on the target certificate |
Throws | |
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KeyStoreException |
if keystore has not been
initialized |
InvalidAlgorithmParameterException |
if keystore does
not contain at least one trusted certificate entry |
NullPointerException |
if keystore is
null
|
int getMaxPathLength ()
Returns the value of the maximum number of intermediate non-self-issued
certificates that may exist in a certification path. See
the setMaxPathLength(int)
method for more details.
Returns | |
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int |
the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate certificates that may exist in a certification path, or -1 if there is no limit |
See also:
void setMaxPathLength (int maxPathLength)
Sets the value of the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate
certificates that may exist in a certification path. A certificate
is self-issued if the DNs that appear in the subject and issuer
fields are identical and are not empty. Note that the last certificate
in a certification path is not an intermediate certificate, and is not
included in this limit. Usually the last certificate is an end entity
certificate, but it can be a CA certificate. A PKIX
CertPathBuilder
instance must not build
paths longer than the length specified.
A value of 0 implies that the path can only contain a single certificate. A value of -1 implies that the path length is unconstrained (i.e. there is no maximum). The default maximum path length, if not specified, is 5. Setting a value less than -1 will cause an exception to be thrown.
If any of the CA certificates contain the
BasicConstraintsExtension
, the value of the
pathLenConstraint
field of the extension overrides
the maximum path length parameter whenever the result is a
certification path of smaller length.
Parameters | |
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maxPathLength |
int :
the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate
certificates that may exist in a certification path |
Throws | |
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InvalidParameterException |
if maxPathLength is set
to a value less than -1 |
See also:
String toString ()
Returns a formatted string describing the parameters.
Returns | |
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String |
a formatted string describing the parameters |