Interface X509CertificateChainCredential

All Superinterfaces:

AlgorithmCredential, Cloneable, Credential

All Known Implementing Classes:

X509CertificateChainPrivateCredential, X509CertificateChainPublicCredential

public interface X509CertificateChainCredential
extends AlgorithmCredential

A credential which contains an X.509 certificate chain.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface Credential

NO_CREDENTIALS

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
X509CertificateChainCredential	clone()	Creates and returns a copy of this Credential.
X509Certificate[]	getCertificateChain()	Get a copy of the certificate chain.
X509Certificate	getFirstCertificate()	Get the first certificate in the chain.
X509Certificate	getLastCertificate()	Get the last certificate in the chain.

Methods inherited from interface AlgorithmCredential

getAlgorithm, getParameters, getParameters, impliesParameters, impliesSameParameters, matches, matches, matches, supportsParameters, supportsParameters

Methods inherited from interface Credential

canVerify, canVerify, castAndApply, castAndApply, castAndApply, castAs, castAs, castAs, verify, verify

Method Details

getCertificateChain

X509Certificate[] getCertificateChain()

Get a copy of the certificate chain.

Returns:

a copy of the certificate chain

getFirstCertificate

X509Certificate getFirstCertificate()

Get the first certificate in the chain. This corresponds to the subject certificate.

Returns:

the first certificate (not null)

getLastCertificate

X509Certificate getLastCertificate()

Get the last certificate in the chain. This corresponds to the ultimate issuer certificate.

Returns:

the last certificate (not null)

clone

X509CertificateChainCredential clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this Credential.

Specified by:

clone in interface AlgorithmCredential

Specified by:

clone in interface Credential

Returns:

a copy of this Credential.