/* X509Certificate.java -- base class of X.509 certificates.
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package javax.security.cert;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* <p>The base class of all X.509 certificates.</p>
*
* <p><b>This class is deprecated in favor of the {@link
* java.security.cert.X509Certificate} class. It should not be used in new
* applications.</b></p>
*/
public abstract class X509Certificate extends Certificate
{
// Class methods.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* <p>Get an instance of X509Certificate for the given encoded bytes.</p>
*
* @param encoded The encoded certificate.
* @return An instance of X509Certificate.
* @throws CertificateException If the encoded certificate cannot be parsed.
*/
public static X509Certificate getInstance(byte[] encoded)
throws CertificateException
{
return getInstance(new ByteArrayInputStream(encoded));
}
/**
* <p>Get an instance of X509Certificate for the given encoded stream.</p>
*
* @param encoded The encoded certificate stream..
* @return An instance of X509Certificate.
* @throws CertificateException If the encoded certificate cannot be parsed.
*/
public static X509Certificate getInstance(InputStream encoded)
throws CertificateException
{
try
{
CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
return new X509CertBridge((java.security.cert.X509Certificate)
cf.generateCertificate(encoded));
}
catch (java.security.cert.CertificateException ce)
{
throw new CertificateException(ce.getMessage());
}
}
// Abstract methods.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* <p>Check if this certificate is valid now.</p>
*
* @throws CertificateExpiredException If the certificate has expired.
* @throws CertificateNotYetValidException If the certificate is not yet valid.
* @see #checkValidity(java.util.Date)
*/
public abstract void checkValidity()
throws CertificateExpiredException, CertificateNotYetValidException;
/**
* <p>Check if this certificate is valid for the given date.</p>
*
* @param date The date to check.
* @throws CertificateExpiredException If the certificate has expired.
* @throws CertificateNotYetValidException If the certificate is not yet valid.
*/
public abstract void checkValidity(Date date)
throws CertificateExpiredException, CertificateNotYetValidException;
/**
* <p>Returns the X.509 version number.</p>
*
* @return The version number.
*/
public abstract int getVersion();
/**
* <p>Returns this certificate's serial number.</p>
*
* @return The serial number.
*/
public abstract BigInteger getSerialNumber();
/**
* <p>Returns the distinguished name of this certificate's issuer.</p>
*
* @return The issuer's distinguished name.
*/
public abstract Principal getIssuerDN();
/**
* <p>Returns the distinguished name of this certificate's subject.</p>
*
* @return The subject's distinguished name.
*/
public abstract Principal getSubjectDN();
/**
* <p>Returns the <i>not before</i> portion of this certificate's validity
* period.</p>
*
* @return The not before date.
*/
public abstract Date getNotBefore();
/**
* <p>Returns the <i>not after</i> portion of this certificate's validity
* period.</p>
*
* @return The not after date.
*/
public abstract Date getNotAfter();
/**
* <p>Returns the name of this certificate's signature algorithm.</p>
*
* @return The name of the signature algorithm.
*/
public abstract String getSigAlgName();
/**
* <p>Returns the object identifier (OID) of this certificate's signature
* algorithm. The returned string is a sequence of integers separated by
* periods.</p>
*
* @return The signature OID.
*/
public abstract String getSigAlgOID();
/**
* <p>Returns the signature parameters. The returned byte array contains the
* raw DER-encoded parameters.</p>
*
* @return The signature parameters.
*/
public abstract byte[] getSigAlgParams();
}