org.nhindirect.stagent.cert

Interface X509Store

All Known Implementing Classes:

CertificateStore

public interface X509Store

Responsible for maintaining and managing a certificate repository.

Author:

Greg Meyer, Umesh Madan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> certs) Adds a collection of certificates to the store.
void	add(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert) Adds a certificate to the store.
boolean	contains(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert) Determines if a certificate exists in the certificate store.
java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate>	getAllCertificates() Gets all certificates in the store.
java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate>	getCertificates(java.lang.String subjectName) Gets a collection of certificates where the cert's E or CN field match the subject name.
void	remove(java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> certs) Removes a collection certificates from the store.
void	remove(java.lang.String subjectName) Removes certificates from the store matching the subject name.
void	remove(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert) Removes a certificate from the store.
void	update(java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> certs) Updates a collection of existing certificate in the store with a new representations of the certificates.
void	update(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert) Updates an existing certificate in the store with a new representation of the certificate.

Method Detail

getCertificates

java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> getCertificates(java.lang.String subjectName)

Gets a collection of certificates where the cert's E or CN field match the subject name.

Parameters:

subjectName - The subject name to search for.

Returns:

A collection of certificates matching the subject name.

contains

boolean contains(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert)

Determines if a certificate exists in the certificate store. Although not specific in the interface definition, certificate thumbprinting is recommended for certificate searching.

Parameters:

cert - The certificate to search for.

Returns:

True if the certificate exist in the store. False otherwise.

add

void add(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert)

Adds a certificate to the store.

Parameters:

cert - The certificate to add to the store.

add

void add(java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> certs)

Adds a collection of certificates to the store.

Parameters:

certs - The certificates to add to the store.

remove

void remove(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert)

Removes a certificate from the store.

Parameters:

cert - The certificate to remove from the store.

remove

void remove(java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> certs)

Removes a collection certificates from the store.

Parameters:

certs - The certificates to remove from the store.

remove

void remove(java.lang.String subjectName)

Removes certificates from the store matching the subject name.

Parameters:

subjectName - The subject name of the certificates to remove.

update

void update(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert)

Updates an existing certificate in the store with a new representation of the certificate.

Parameters:

cert - Updates an existing certificate in the store.

update

void update(java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> certs)

Updates a collection of existing certificate in the store with a new representations of the certificates.

Parameters:

cert - Updates a collection of existing certificates in the store.

getAllCertificates

java.util.Collection<java.security.cert.X509Certificate> getAllCertificates()

Gets all certificates in the store.

Returns:

A collection of certificates in the store.