com.rsa.certj.provider.revocation

Class CRLCertStatus

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.rsa.certj.Provider
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        +--com.rsa.certj.provider.revocation.CRLCertStatus

public final class CRLCertStatus

extends Provider

This class implements a certificate status provider that uses CRLs to verify the validity of a certificate. A certificate is considered to be valid if it is not included in the appropriate CRL issued by the issuer of the certificate. This class does not check the CRL distribution point extension.

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Constructor Summary

CRLCertStatus(String name)

Constructs a CRLCertStatus object named, name.

Method Summary

ProviderImplementation

instantiate(CertJ certJ) Creates a ProviderImplementation object that handles CRL certificate status SPI methods.

Methods inherited from class com.rsa.certj.Provider

getName, getType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CRLCertStatus

public CRLCertStatus(String name)
              throws InvalidParameterException

Constructs a CRLCertStatus object named, name.

Parameters

name

A String indicating the name of this provider.

Throws

InvalidParameterException - If any argument is invalid.

Method Detail

instantiate

public ProviderImplementation instantiate(CertJ certJ)
                                   throws ProviderManagementException

Creates a ProviderImplementation object that handles CRL certificate status SPI methods. This method is called by CertJ.registerService when an object of the CRLCertStatus class is being registered. Applications do not have to call this method.

Overrides

instantiate in class Provider

Parameters

certJ

A CertJ object for which the created provider is registered.

Returns

A ProviderImplementation object that provides the SPI implementations for CRL certificate status providers.

Throws

ProviderManagementException - If instantiation of the CRL certificate status provider fails.