Class CertPathValidatorException

java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public class CertPathValidatorException extends GeneralSecurityException

An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when validating a certification path.

A CertPathValidatorException provides support for wrapping exceptions. The getCause method returns the throwable, if any, that caused this exception to be thrown.

A CertPathValidatorException may also include the certification path that was being validated when the exception was thrown, the index of the certificate in the certification path that caused the exception to be thrown, and the reason that caused the failure. Use the getCertPath, getIndex, and getReason methods to retrieve this information.

Concurrent Access

Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this class are not thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating separate objects need not synchronize.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Nested Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static enum`	`CertPathValidatorException.BasicReason`	The BasicReason enumerates the potential reasons that a certification path of any type may be invalid.
`static interface`	`CertPathValidatorException.Reason`	The reason the validation algorithm failed.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`CertPathValidatorException()`	Creates a `CertPathValidatorException` with no detail message.
`CertPathValidatorException(String msg)`	Creates a `CertPathValidatorException` with the given detail message.
`CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause)`	Creates a `CertPathValidatorException` with the specified detail message and cause.
`CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause, CertPath certPath, int index)`	Creates a `CertPathValidatorException` with the specified detail message, cause, certification path, and index.
`CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause, CertPath certPath, int index, CertPathValidatorException.Reason reason)`	Creates a `CertPathValidatorException` with the specified detail message, cause, certification path, index, and reason.
`CertPathValidatorException(Throwable cause)`	Creates a `CertPathValidatorException` that wraps the specified throwable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CertPath`	`getCertPath()`	Returns the certification path that was being validated when the exception was thrown.
`int`	`getIndex()`	Returns the index of the certificate in the certification path that caused the exception to be thrown.
`CertPathValidatorException.Reason`	`getReason()`	Returns the reason that the validation failed.

Methods declared in class Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final void`	`addSuppressed(Throwable exception)`	Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were suppressed in order to deliver this exception.
`Throwable`	`fillInStackTrace()`	Fills in the execution stack trace.
`Throwable`	`getCause()`	Returns the cause of this throwable or `null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
`String`	`getLocalizedMessage()`	Creates a localized description of this throwable.
`String`	`getMessage()`	Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
`StackTraceElement[]`	`getStackTrace()`	Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by `Throwable.printStackTrace()`.
`final Throwable[]`	`getSuppressed()`	Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were suppressed, typically by the `try`-with-resources statement, in order to deliver this exception.
`Throwable`	`initCause(Throwable cause)`	Initializes the cause of this throwable to the specified value.
`void`	`printStackTrace()`	Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the standard error stream.
`void`	`printStackTrace(PrintStream s)`	Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print stream.
`void`	`printStackTrace(PrintWriter s)`	Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print writer.
`void`	`setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace)`	Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by `Throwable.getStackTrace()` and printed by `Throwable.printStackTrace()` and related methods.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a short description of this throwable.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException()

Creates a CertPathValidatorException with no detail message.

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg)

Creates a CertPathValidatorException with the given detail message. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.

Parameters:: msg - the detail message

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(Throwable cause)

Creates a CertPathValidatorException that wraps the specified throwable. This allows any exception to be converted into a CertPathValidatorException, while retaining information about the wrapped exception, which may be useful for debugging. The detail message is set to (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

Parameters:: cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause)

Creates a CertPathValidatorException with the specified detail message and cause.

Parameters:: msg - the detail message; cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause, CertPath certPath, int index)

Creates a CertPathValidatorException with the specified detail message, cause, certification path, and index.

Parameters:: msg - the detail message (or null if none); cause - the cause (or null if none); certPath - the certification path that was in the process of being validated when the error was encountered; index - the index of the certificate in the certification path that caused the error (or -1 if not applicable). Note that the list of certificates in a CertPath is zero based.
Throws:: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index is out of range (index < -1 || (certPath != null && index >= certPath.getCertificates().size()); IllegalArgumentException - if certPath is null and index is not -1

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause, CertPath certPath, int index, CertPathValidatorException.Reason reason)

Creates a CertPathValidatorException with the specified detail message, cause, certification path, index, and reason.

Parameters:: msg - the detail message (or null if none); cause - the cause (or null if none); certPath - the certification path that was in the process of being validated when the error was encountered; index - the index of the certificate in the certification path that caused the error (or -1 if not applicable). Note that the list of certificates in a CertPath is zero based.; reason - the reason the validation failed
Throws:: IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index is out of range (index < -1 || (certPath != null && index >= certPath.getCertificates().size()); IllegalArgumentException - if certPath is null and index is not -1; NullPointerException - if reason is null
Since:: 1.7

Method Details

getCertPath

public CertPath getCertPath()

Returns the certification path that was being validated when the exception was thrown.

Returns:: the CertPath that was being validated when the exception was thrown (or null if not specified)

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the index of the certificate in the certification path that caused the exception to be thrown. Note that the list of certificates in a CertPath is zero based. If no index has been set, -1 is returned.

Returns:: the index that has been set, or -1 if none has been set

getReason

public CertPathValidatorException.Reason getReason()

Returns the reason that the validation failed. The reason is associated with the index of the certificate returned by getIndex().

Returns:: the reason that the validation failed, or BasicReason.UNSPECIFIED if a reason has not been specified
Since:: 1.7

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