java.security.cert

Class CRL

java.lang.Object

java.security.cert.CRL

Direct Known Subclasses:

X509CRL

public abstract class CRL
extends Object

This class represents Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) maintained by a certificate authority. They are used to indicate that a given Certificate has expired and consequently has become invalid.

See Also:

CertificateFactory

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	CRL(String type) Creates a new certificate revocation list of the specified type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getType() Returns the type of this CRL.
abstract boolean	isRevoked(Certificate cert) Returns whether the specified certificate is revoked by this CRL.
abstract String	toString() Returns the string representation of this instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CRL

protected CRL(String type)

Creates a new certificate revocation list of the specified type.

Parameters:

type - the type for the CRL.

Method Detail

getType

public final String getType()

Returns the type of this CRL.

Returns:

the type of this CRL.

isRevoked

public abstract boolean isRevoked(Certificate cert)

Returns whether the specified certificate is revoked by this CRL.

Parameters:

cert - the certificate to check.

Returns:

true if the certificate is revoked by this CRL, otherwise false.

toString

public abstract String toString()

Returns the string representation of this instance.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string representation of this instance.