Class PKIXCertPathValidatorResult

java.lang.Object

java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathValidatorResult

All Implemented Interfaces:: Cloneable, CertPathValidatorResult

Direct Known Subclasses:: PKIXCertPathBuilderResult

public class PKIXCertPathValidatorResult extends Object implements CertPathValidatorResult

This class represents the successful result of the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.

Instances of PKIXCertPathValidatorResult are returned by the validate method of CertPathValidator objects implementing the PKIX algorithm.

All PKIXCertPathValidatorResult objects contain the valid policy tree and subject public key resulting from the validation algorithm, as well as a TrustAnchor describing the certification authority (CA) that served as a trust anchor for the certification path.

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:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`PKIXCertPathValidatorResult(TrustAnchor trustAnchor, PolicyNode policyTree, PublicKey subjectPublicKey)`	Creates an instance of `PKIXCertPathValidatorResult` containing the specified parameters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`clone()`	Returns a copy of this object.
`PolicyNode`	`getPolicyTree()`	Returns the root node of the valid policy tree resulting from the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.
`PublicKey`	`getPublicKey()`	Returns the public key of the subject (target) of the certification path, including any inherited public key parameters if applicable.
`TrustAnchor`	`getTrustAnchor()`	Returns the `TrustAnchor` describing the CA that served as a trust anchor for the certification path.
`String`	`toString()`	Return a printable representation of this `PKIXCertPathValidatorResult`.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`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

PKIXCertPathValidatorResult

public PKIXCertPathValidatorResult(TrustAnchor trustAnchor, PolicyNode policyTree, PublicKey subjectPublicKey)

Creates an instance of PKIXCertPathValidatorResult containing the specified parameters.

Parameters:: trustAnchor - a TrustAnchor describing the CA that served as a trust anchor for the certification path; policyTree - the immutable valid policy tree, or null if there are no valid policies; subjectPublicKey - the public key of the subject
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the subjectPublicKey or trustAnchor parameters are null

Method Details

getTrustAnchor

public TrustAnchor getTrustAnchor()

Returns the TrustAnchor describing the CA that served as a trust anchor for the certification path.

Returns:: the TrustAnchor (never null)

getPolicyTree

public PolicyNode getPolicyTree()

Returns the root node of the valid policy tree resulting from the PKIX certification path validation algorithm. The PolicyNode object that is returned and any objects that it returns through public methods are immutable.

Most applications will not need to examine the valid policy tree. They can achieve their policy processing goals by setting the policy-related parameters in PKIXParameters. However, more sophisticated applications, especially those that process policy qualifiers, may need to traverse the valid policy tree using the PolicyNode.getParent and PolicyNode.getChildren methods.

Returns:: the root node of the valid policy tree, or null if there are no valid policies

getPublicKey

public PublicKey getPublicKey()

Returns the public key of the subject (target) of the certification path, including any inherited public key parameters if applicable.

Returns:: the public key of the subject (never null)

clone

public Object clone()

Returns a copy of this object.

Specified by:

clone in interface CertPathValidatorResult

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

the copy

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toString

public String toString()

Return a printable representation of this PKIXCertPathValidatorResult.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: a String describing the contents of this PKIXCertPathValidatorResult

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