java.security.cert

Class CRL

java.lang.Object

java.security.cert.CRL

Direct Known Subclasses:

X509CRL

public abstract class CRL
extends Object

Certificate Revocation List class for managing CRLs that have different formats but the same general use. They all serve as lists of revoked certificates and can be queried for a given certificate. Specialized CRLs extend this class.

Since:

JDK 1.2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	CRL(String type) Creates a new CRL for the specified type.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getType() Returns the CRL type.
abstract boolean	isRevoked(Certificate cert) Determines whether or not the specified Certificate is revoked.
abstract String	toString() Returns a string representing the CRL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CRL

protected CRL(String type)

Creates a new CRL for the specified type. An example is "X.509".

Parameters:

type - the standard name for the CRL type.

Method Detail

getType

public final String getType()

Returns the CRL type.

Returns:

a string representing the CRL type

toString

public abstract String toString()

Returns a string representing the CRL.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representing the CRL.

See Also:

Object.getClass(), Object.hashCode(), Class.getName(), Integer.toHexString(int)

isRevoked

public abstract boolean isRevoked(Certificate cert)

Determines whether or not the specified Certificate is revoked.

Parameters:

cert - A certificate to check if it is revoked

Returns:

true if the certificate is revoked, false otherwise.