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java.security.cert
instead
public interface Certificate
This interface models a digital certificate which verifies the authenticity of a party. This class simply allows certificate information to be queried, it does not guarantee that the certificate is valid.
This class is deprecated in favor of the new java.security.cert package. It exists for backward compatibility only.
Method Summary | |
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void |
decode(InputStream in)
Deprecated. This method reads an encoded certificate from an InputStream . |
void |
encode(OutputStream out)
Deprecated. This method writes the certificate to an OutputStream in
a format that can be understood by the decode method. |
String |
getFormat()
Deprecated. This method returns the encoding format of the certificate (e.g., "PGP", "X.509"). |
Principal |
getGuarantor()
Deprecated. This method returns the Principal that is guaranteeing
this certificate. |
Principal |
getPrincipal()
Deprecated. This method returns the Principal being guaranteed by
this certificate. |
PublicKey |
getPublicKey()
Deprecated. This method returns the public key for the Principal that
is being guaranteed. |
String |
toString(boolean detail)
Deprecated. This method returns a String representation of the contents
of this certificate. |
Method Detail |
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Principal getGuarantor()
Principal
that is guaranteeing
this certificate.
Principal
guaranteeing the certificatePrincipal getPrincipal()
Principal
being guaranteed by
this certificate.
Principal
guaranteed by this certificatePublicKey getPublicKey()
Principal
that
is being guaranteed.
PublicKey
of the Principal being guaranteedvoid encode(OutputStream out) throws KeyException, IOException
OutputStream
in
a format that can be understood by the decode
method.
out
- the OutputStream
to write to
KeyException
- if there is a problem with the certificate
IOException
- if an error occurs writing to the streamdecode(InputStream)
,
getFormat()
void decode(InputStream in) throws KeyException, IOException
InputStream
.
in
- the InputStream
to read from
KeyException
- if there is a problem with the certificate data
IOException
- if an error occurs reading from the streamencode(OutputStream)
,
getFormat()
String getFormat()
encode
and
decode
methods.
String toString(boolean detail)
String
representation of the contents
of this certificate.
detail
- true to provided more detailed information
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