Class SSLSocketFactory

java.lang.Object

javax.net.SocketFactory

javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory

public abstract class SSLSocketFactory extends SocketFactory

SSLSocketFactorys create SSLSockets.

Since:

1.4

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Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`SSLSocketFactory()`	Constructor is used only by subclasses.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Socket`	`createSocket(Socket s, InputStream consumed, boolean autoClose)`	Creates a server mode `Socket` layered over an existing connected socket, and is able to read data which has already been consumed/removed from the `Socket`'s underlying `InputStream`.
`abstract Socket`	`createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose)`	Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port.
`static SocketFactory`	`getDefault()`	Returns the default SSL socket factory.
`abstract String[]`	`getDefaultCipherSuites()`	Returns the list of cipher suites which are enabled by default.
`abstract String[]`	`getSupportedCipherSuites()`	Returns the names of the cipher suites which could be enabled for use on an SSL connection.

Methods declared in class SocketFactory

createSocket, createSocket, createSocket, createSocket, createSocket

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Socket`	`createSocket()`	Creates an unconnected socket.
`abstract Socket`	`createSocket(String host, int port)`	Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host at the specified remote port.
`abstract Socket`	`createSocket(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort)`	Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.
`abstract Socket`	`createSocket(InetAddress host, int port)`	Creates a socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified address.
`abstract Socket`	`createSocket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort)`	Creates a socket and connect it to the specified remote address on the specified remote port.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, 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.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`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

SSLSocketFactory

public SSLSocketFactory()

Constructor is used only by subclasses.

Method Details

getDefault

public static SocketFactory getDefault()

Returns the default SSL socket factory.

The first time this method is called, the security property "ssl.SocketFactory.provider" is examined. If it is non-null, a class by that name is loaded and instantiated. If that is successful and the object is an instance of SSLSocketFactory, it is made the default SSL socket factory.

Otherwise, this method returns SSLContext.getDefault().getSocketFactory(). If that call fails, an inoperative factory is returned.

Returns:

the default SocketFactory

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getDefaultCipherSuites

public abstract String[] getDefaultCipherSuites()

Returns the list of cipher suites which are enabled by default. Unless a different list is enabled, handshaking on an SSL connection will use one of these cipher suites. The minimum quality of service for these defaults requires confidentiality protection and server authentication (that is, no anonymous cipher suites).

The returned array includes cipher suites from the list of standard cipher suite names in the JSSE Cipher Suite Names section of the Java Security Standard Algorithm Names Specification, and may also include other cipher suites that the provider supports.

Returns:

array of the cipher suites enabled by default

External Specifications

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getSupportedCipherSuites

public abstract String[] getSupportedCipherSuites()

Returns the names of the cipher suites which could be enabled for use on an SSL connection. Normally, only a subset of these will actually be enabled by default, since this list may include cipher suites which do not meet quality of service requirements for those defaults. Such cipher suites are useful in specialized applications.

Returns:

an array of cipher suite names

External Specifications

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createSocket

public abstract Socket createSocket(Socket s, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) throws IOException

Returns a socket layered over an existing socket connected to the named host, at the given port. This constructor can be used when tunneling SSL through a proxy or when negotiating the use of SSL over an existing socket. The host and port refer to the logical peer destination. This socket is configured using the socket options established for this factory.

Parameters:: s - the existing socket; host - the server host; port - the server port; autoClose - close the underlying socket when this socket is closed
Returns:: a socket connected to the specified host and port
Throws:: IOException - if an I/O error occurs when creating the socket; NullPointerException - if the parameter s is null

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(Socket s, InputStream consumed, boolean autoClose) throws IOException

Creates a server mode Socket layered over an existing connected socket, and is able to read data which has already been consumed/removed from the Socket's underlying InputStream.

This method can be used by a server application that needs to observe the inbound data but still create valid SSL/TLS connections: for example, inspection of Server Name Indication (SNI) extensions (See section 3 of TLS Extensions (RFC6066)). Data that has been already removed from the underlying InputStream should be loaded into the consumed stream before this method is called, perhaps using a ByteArrayInputStream. When this Socket begins handshaking, it will read all the data in consumed until it reaches EOF, then all further data is read from the underlying InputStream as usual.

The returned socket is configured using the socket options established for this factory, and is set to use server mode when handshaking (see SSLSocket.setUseClientMode(boolean)).

Parameters:

s - the existing socket

consumed - the consumed inbound network data that has already been removed from the existing Socket InputStream. This parameter may be null if no data has been removed.

autoClose - close the underlying socket when this socket is closed.

Returns:

the Socket compliant with the socket options established for this factory

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs when creating the socket

UnsupportedOperationException - if the underlying provider does not implement the operation

NullPointerException - if s is null

Since:

1.8

External Specifications

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