- All Known Implementing Classes:
PKIXCertPathChecker
,PKIXRevocationChecker
public interface CertPathChecker
Performs one or more checks on each Certificate
of a
CertPath
.
A CertPathChecker
implementation is typically created to extend
a certification path validation algorithm. For example, an implementation
may check for and process a critical private extension of each certificate
in a certification path.
- Since:
- 1.8
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
check
(Certificate cert) Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state.void
init
(boolean forward) Initializes the internal state of thisCertPathChecker
.boolean
Indicates if forward checking is supported.
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Method Details
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init
Initializes the internal state of thisCertPathChecker
.The
forward
flag specifies the order that certificates will be passed to thecheck
method (forward or reverse).- Parameters:
forward
- the order that certificates are presented to thecheck
method. Iftrue
, certificates are presented from target to trust anchor (forward); iffalse
, from trust anchor to target (reverse).- Throws:
CertPathValidatorException
- if thisCertPathChecker
is unable to check certificates in the specified order
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isForwardCheckingSupported
boolean isForwardCheckingSupported()Indicates if forward checking is supported. Forward checking refers to the ability of theCertPathChecker
to perform its checks when certificates are presented to thecheck
method in the forward direction (from target to trust anchor).- Returns:
true
if forward checking is supported,false
otherwise
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check
Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state. The certificates are presented in the order specified by theinit
method.- Parameters:
cert
- theCertificate
to be checked- Throws:
CertPathValidatorException
- if the specified certificate does not pass the check
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