Package java.security.cert

Class CertPathValidatorException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.security.GeneralSecurityException

java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExtCertPathValidatorException

public class CertPathValidatorException
extends GeneralSecurityException

The exception that is thrown when a certification path (or certificate chain) cannot be validated.

A CertPathValidatorException may optionally include the certification path instance that failed the validation and the index of the failed certificate.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CertPathValidatorException()	Creates a new CertPathValidatorException.
CertPathValidatorException(String msg)	Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified message.
CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause)	Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified message and cause.
CertPathValidatorException(String msg, Throwable cause, CertPath certPath, int index)	Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified message , cause, certification path and certificate index in the certification path.
CertPathValidatorException(Throwable cause)	Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified cause.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CertPath	getCertPath()	Returns the certification path that failed validation.
int	getIndex()	Returns the index of the failed certificate in the certification path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg,
Throwable cause,
CertPath certPath,
int index)

Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified message , cause, certification path and certificate index in the certification path.

Parameters:

msg - the detail message for this exception.

cause - the cause.

certPath - the certification path that failed the validation.

index - the index of the failed certificate.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if certPath is null and index is not -1.

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if certPath is not null and index is not referencing an certificate in the certification path.

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg,
Throwable cause)

Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified message and cause.

Parameters:

msg - the detail message for this exception.

cause - the cause why the path could not be validated.

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(Throwable cause)

Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified cause.

Parameters:

cause - the cause why the path could not be validated.

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException(String msg)

Creates a new CertPathValidatorException with the specified message.

Parameters:

msg - the detail message for this exception.

CertPathValidatorException

public CertPathValidatorException()

Creates a new CertPathValidatorException.

Method Details

getCertPath

public CertPath getCertPath()

Returns the certification path that failed validation.

Returns:

the certification path that failed validation, or null if none was specified.

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the index of the failed certificate in the certification path.

Returns:

the index of the failed certificate in the certification path, or -1 if none was specified.