All Known Implementing Classes:

PKIXCertPathChecker, PKIXRevocationChecker

public interface CertPathChecker

Since:

1.8

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  void	check (Certificate cert)	Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state.
  void	init (boolean forward)	Initializes the internal state of this CertPathChecker.
  boolean	isForwardCheckingSupported ()	Indicates if forward checking is supported.

• Method Detail

  • init

    void init(boolean forward)
     throws CertPathValidatorException 

    Initializes the internal state of this CertPathChecker.

    The forward flag specifies the order that certificates will be passed to the check method (forward or reverse).

    Parameters:

    forward - the order that certificates are presented to the check method. If true, certificates are presented from target to trust anchor (forward); if false, from trust anchor to target (reverse).

    Throws:

    CertPathValidatorException - if this CertPathChecker is unable to check certificates in the specified order

  • isForwardCheckingSupported

    boolean isForwardCheckingSupported()

    Indicates if forward checking is supported. Forward checking refers to the ability of the CertPathChecker to perform its checks when certificates are presented to the check method in the forward direction (from target to trust anchor).

    Returns:

    true if forward checking is supported, false otherwise

  • check

    void check(Certificate cert)
     throws CertPathValidatorException 

    Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state. The certificates are presented in the order specified by the init method.

    Parameters:

    cert - the Certificate to be checked

    Throws:

    CertPathValidatorException - if the specified certificate does not pass the check