javax.net.ssl

Class SSLSocketFactory

java.lang.Object

javax.net.SocketFactory

javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

OpenSSLSocketFactoryImpl

public abstract class SSLSocketFactory
extends SocketFactory

The abstract factory implementation to create SSLSockets.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SSLSocketFactory() Creates a new SSLSocketFactory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Socket	createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) Creates an SSLSocket over the specified socket that is connected to the specified host at the specified port.
static SocketFactory	getDefault() Returns the default SSLSocketFactory instance.
abstract String[]	getDefaultCipherSuites() Returns the names of the cipher suites that are enabled by default.
abstract String[]	getSupportedCipherSuites() Returns the names of the cipher suites that are supported and could be enabled for an SSL connection.

Methods inherited from class javax.net.SocketFactory

createSocket, createSocket, createSocket, createSocket, createSocket, setDefault

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SSLSocketFactory

public SSLSocketFactory()

Creates a new SSLSocketFactory.

Method Detail

getDefault

public static SocketFactory getDefault()

Returns the default SSLSocketFactory instance. The default is defined by the security property 'ssl.SocketFactory.provider'.

Returns:

the default ssl socket factory instance.

getDefaultCipherSuites

public abstract String[] getDefaultCipherSuites()

Returns the names of the cipher suites that are enabled by default.

Returns:

the names of the cipher suites that are enabled by default.

getSupportedCipherSuites

public abstract String[] getSupportedCipherSuites()

Returns the names of the cipher suites that are supported and could be enabled for an SSL connection.

Returns:

the names of the cipher suites that are supported.

createSocket

public abstract Socket createSocket(Socket s,
                                    String host,
                                    int port,
                                    boolean autoClose)
                             throws IOException

Creates an SSLSocket over the specified socket that is connected to the specified host at the specified port.

Parameters:

s - the socket.

host - the host.

port - the port number.

autoClose - true if socket s should be closed when the created socket is closed, false if the socket s should be left open.

Returns:

the creates ssl socket.

Throws:

IOException - if creating the socket fails.

UnknownHostException - if the host is unknown.