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A concrete implementation of the {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} class * can be created to extend the PKIX certification path validation algorithm. * For example, an implementation may check for and process a critical private * extension of each certificate in a certification path. * *
Instances of {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} are passed as parameters * using the {@link PKIXParameters#setCertPathCheckers setCertPathCheckers} * or {@link PKIXParameters#addCertPathChecker addCertPathChecker} methods * of the {@code PKIXParameters} and {@code PKIXBuilderParameters} * class. Each of the {@code PKIXCertPathChecker}s {@link #check check} * methods will be called, in turn, for each certificate processed by a PKIX * {@code CertPathValidator} or {@code CertPathBuilder} * implementation. * *
A {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} may be called multiple times on * successive certificates in a certification path. Concrete subclasses * are expected to maintain any internal state that may be necessary to * check successive certificates. The {@link #init init} method is used * to initialize the internal state of the checker so that the certificates * of a new certification path may be checked. A stateful implementation * must override the {@link #clone clone} method if necessary in * order to allow a PKIX {@code CertPathBuilder} to efficiently * backtrack and try other paths. In these situations, the * {@code CertPathBuilder} is able to restore prior path validation * states by restoring the cloned {@code PKIXCertPathChecker}s. * *
The order in which the certificates are presented to the * {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} may be either in the forward direction * (from target to most-trusted CA) or in the reverse direction (from * most-trusted CA to target). A {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} implementation * must support reverse checking (the ability to perform its checks when * it is presented with certificates in the reverse direction) and may * support forward checking (the ability to perform its checks when it is * presented with certificates in the forward direction). The * {@link #isForwardCheckingSupported isForwardCheckingSupported} method * indicates whether forward checking is supported. *
* Additional input parameters required for executing the check may be * specified through constructors of concrete implementations of this class. *
* 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 PKIXParameters * @see PKIXBuilderParameters * * @since 1.4 * @author Yassir Elley * @author Sean Mullan */ public abstract class PKIXCertPathChecker implements CertPathChecker, Cloneable { /** * Default constructor. */ protected PKIXCertPathChecker() {} /** * Initializes the internal state of this {@code PKIXCertPathChecker}. *
* The {@code forward} flag specifies the order that * certificates will be passed to the {@link #check check} method * (forward or reverse). A {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} must * support reverse checking and may support forward checking. * * @param forward the order that certificates are presented to * the {@code check} method. If {@code true}, certificates * are presented from target to most-trusted CA (forward); if * {@code false}, from most-trusted CA to target (reverse). * @throws CertPathValidatorException if this * {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} is unable to check certificates in * the specified order; it should never be thrown if the forward flag * is false since reverse checking must be supported */ @Override public abstract void init(boolean forward) throws CertPathValidatorException; /** * Indicates if forward checking is supported. Forward checking refers * to the ability of the {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} to perform * its checks when certificates are presented to the {@code check} * method in the forward direction (from target to most-trusted CA). * * @return {@code true} if forward checking is supported, * {@code false} otherwise */ @Override public abstract boolean isForwardCheckingSupported(); /** * Returns an immutable {@code Set} of X.509 certificate extensions * that this {@code PKIXCertPathChecker} supports (i.e. recognizes, is * able to process), or {@code null} if no extensions are supported. *
* Each element of the set is a {@code String} representing the * Object Identifier (OID) of the X.509 extension that is supported. * The OID is represented by a set of nonnegative integers separated by * periods. *
* All X.509 certificate extensions that a {@code PKIXCertPathChecker}
* might possibly be able to process should be included in the set.
*
* @return an immutable {@code Set} of X.509 extension OIDs (in
* {@code String} format) supported by this
* {@code PKIXCertPathChecker}, or {@code null} if no
* extensions are supported
*/
public abstract Set This implementation calls
* {@code check(cert, java.util.Collections.