java.security

Interface Certificate

Deprecated.

use java.security.cert instead

public interface Certificate

This interface models a digital certificate which verifies the authenticity of a party. This class simply allows certificate information to be queried, it does not guarantee that the certificate is valid.

This class is deprecated in favor of the new java.security.cert package. It exists for backward compatibility only.

Since:

1.1

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	decode(InputStream in) Deprecated. This method reads an encoded certificate from an InputStream.
void	encode(OutputStream out) Deprecated. This method writes the certificate to an OutputStream in a format that can be understood by the decode method.
String	getFormat() Deprecated. This method returns the encoding format of the certificate (e.g., "PGP", "X.509").
Principal	getGuarantor() Deprecated. This method returns the Principal that is guaranteeing this certificate.
Principal	getPrincipal() Deprecated. This method returns the Principal being guaranteed by this certificate.
PublicKey	getPublicKey() Deprecated. This method returns the public key for the Principal that is being guaranteed.
String	toString(boolean detail) Deprecated. This method returns a String representation of the contents of this certificate.

Method Detail

getGuarantor

Principal getGuarantor()

Deprecated.

This method returns the Principal that is guaranteeing this certificate.

Returns:

the Principal guaranteeing the certificate

getPrincipal

Principal getPrincipal()

Deprecated.

This method returns the Principal being guaranteed by this certificate.

Returns:

the Principal guaranteed by this certificate

getPublicKey

PublicKey getPublicKey()

Deprecated.

This method returns the public key for the Principal that is being guaranteed.

Returns:

the PublicKey of the Principal being guaranteed

encode

void encode(OutputStream out)
            throws KeyException,
                   IOException

Deprecated.

This method writes the certificate to an OutputStream in a format that can be understood by the decode method.

Parameters:

out - the OutputStream to write to

Throws:

KeyException - if there is a problem with the certificate

IOException - if an error occurs writing to the stream

See Also:

decode(InputStream), getFormat()

decode

void decode(InputStream in)
            throws KeyException,
                   IOException

Deprecated.

This method reads an encoded certificate from an InputStream.

Parameters:

in - the InputStream to read from

Throws:

KeyException - if there is a problem with the certificate data

IOException - if an error occurs reading from the stream

See Also:

encode(OutputStream), getFormat()

getFormat

String getFormat()

Deprecated.

This method returns the encoding format of the certificate (e.g., "PGP", "X.509"). This format is used by the encode and decode methods.

Returns:

the encoding format being used

toString

String toString(boolean detail)

Deprecated.

This method returns a String representation of the contents of this certificate.

Parameters:

detail - true to provided more detailed information

Returns:

the string representation