org.spongycastle.operator

Interface ContentVerifierProvider

public interface ContentVerifierProvider

General interface for providers of ContentVerifier objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ContentVerifier	get(org.spongycastle.asn1.x509.AlgorithmIdentifier verifierAlgorithmIdentifier) Return a ContentVerifier that matches the passed in algorithm identifier,
X509CertificateHolder	getAssociatedCertificate() Return the associated certificate if there is one.
boolean	hasAssociatedCertificate() Return whether or not this verifier has a certificate associated with it.

Method Detail

hasAssociatedCertificate

boolean hasAssociatedCertificate()

Return whether or not this verifier has a certificate associated with it.

Returns:

true if there is an associated certificate, false otherwise.

getAssociatedCertificate

X509CertificateHolder getAssociatedCertificate()

Return the associated certificate if there is one.

Returns:

a holder containing the associated certificate if there is one, null if there is not.

get

ContentVerifier get(org.spongycastle.asn1.x509.AlgorithmIdentifier verifierAlgorithmIdentifier)
             throws OperatorCreationException

Return a ContentVerifier that matches the passed in algorithm identifier,

Parameters:

verifierAlgorithmIdentifier - the algorithm and parameters required.

Returns:

a matching ContentVerifier

Throws:

OperatorCreationException - if the required ContentVerifier cannot be created.