Package java.security.cert

Class CertPathBuilder

java.lang.Object

java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder

public class CertPathBuilder
extends Object

This class implements the functionality of a builder for an unverified Certification Paths from a specified certificate to a trust anchor.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	CertPathBuilder(CertPathBuilderSpi builderSpi, Provider provider, String algorithm)	Creates a new CertPathBuilder.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CertPathBuilderResult	build(CertPathParameters params)	Builds a certification path with the specified algorithm parameters.
String	getAlgorithm()	Returns the algorithm name of this instance.
static String	getDefaultType()	Returns the default CertPathBuilder type from the Security Properties.
static CertPathBuilder	getInstance(String algorithm)	Creates a new CertPathBuilder instance with the specified algorithm.
static CertPathBuilder	getInstance(String algorithm, String provider)	Creates a new CertPathBuilder instance from the specified provider providing the specified algorithm.
static CertPathBuilder	getInstance(String algorithm, Provider provider)	Creates a new CertPathBuilder instance from the specified provider providing the specified algorithm.
Provider	getProvider()	Returns the provider of this instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

CertPathBuilder

protected CertPathBuilder(CertPathBuilderSpi builderSpi,
Provider provider,
String algorithm)

Creates a new CertPathBuilder.

Parameters:

builderSpi - the implementation delegate.

provider - the provider.

algorithm - the desired algorithm available at the provider.

Method Details

getAlgorithm

public final String getAlgorithm()

Returns the algorithm name of this instance.

Returns:

the algorithm name of this instance.

getProvider

public final Provider getProvider()

Returns the provider of this instance.

Returns:

the provider of this instance.

getInstance

public static CertPathBuilder getInstance(String algorithm)
                                   throws NoSuchAlgorithmException

Creates a new CertPathBuilder instance with the specified algorithm.

Parameters:

algorithm - the name of the algorithm.

Returns:

a builder for the requested algorithm.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the algorithm is null.

NoSuchAlgorithmException - if no installed provider can provide the algorithm.

getInstance

public static CertPathBuilder getInstance(String algorithm,
String provider)
                                   throws NoSuchAlgorithmException,
NoSuchProviderException

Creates a new CertPathBuilder instance from the specified provider providing the specified algorithm.

Parameters:

algorithm - the name of the algorithm.

provider - the name of the provider.

Returns:

a builder for the requested algorithm.

Throws:

NoSuchAlgorithmException - if the specified provider cannot provide the algorithm.

NoSuchProviderException - if no provider with the specified name can be found.

NullPointerException - if algorithm is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if provider == null || provider.isEmpty()

getInstance

public static CertPathBuilder getInstance(String algorithm,
Provider provider)
                                   throws NoSuchAlgorithmException

Creates a new CertPathBuilder instance from the specified provider providing the specified algorithm.

Parameters:

algorithm - the name of the algorithm.

provider - the provider.

Returns:

a builder for the requested algorithm

Throws:

NoSuchAlgorithmException - if the specified provider cannot provide the algorithm.

IllegalArgumentException - if provider == null

NullPointerException - if algorithm is null.

build

public final CertPathBuilderResult build(CertPathParameters params)
                                  throws CertPathBuilderException,
InvalidAlgorithmParameterException

Builds a certification path with the specified algorithm parameters.

Parameters:

params - the algorithm parameters.

Returns:

the built certification path.

Throws:

CertPathBuilderException - if the build fails.

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException - if the specified parameters cannot be used to build with this builder.

See Also:

CertPathBuilderResult

getDefaultType

public static final String getDefaultType()

Returns the default CertPathBuilder type from the Security Properties.

Returns:

the default CertPathBuilder type from the Security Properties, or the string "PKIX" if it cannot be determined.