org.semanticdesktop.aperture.security.trustmanager.standard
Interface CertificateStore

All Known Implementing Classes:

PersistentCertificateStore, RootCertificateStore, SessionCertificateStore

public interface CertificateStore

The base interface for all certificate stores used by the StandardTrustManager.

Method Summary

void	add(Certificate certificate) Add a Certificate to this CertificateStore (optional operation).
boolean	contains(Certificate certificate) Returns whether this certificate store contains the specified Certificate (optional operation).
Iterator	iterator() Returns an Iterator that iterates over all Certificates in this store.
void	load() Loads all certificates belonging to this store (optional operation).
void	remove(Certificate certificate) Remove a Certificate from this CertificateStore (optional operation);
void	save() Saves all certificates belonging to this store (optional operation).
boolean	verify(Certificate certificate) Verifies the supplied Certificate against the certificates in this store (optional operation).

Method Detail

load

void load()
          throws IOException,
                 CertificateException,
                 KeyStoreException,
                 NoSuchAlgorithmException

Loads all certificates belonging to this store (optional operation).

Throws:

IOException

CertificateException

KeyStoreException

NoSuchAlgorithmException

save

void save()
          throws IOException,
                 CertificateException,
                 KeyStoreException,
                 NoSuchAlgorithmException

Saves all certificates belonging to this store (optional operation).

Throws:

IOException

CertificateException

KeyStoreException

NoSuchAlgorithmException

add

void add(Certificate certificate)
         throws KeyStoreException

Add a Certificate to this CertificateStore (optional operation).

Parameters:

certificate - The Certificate to add.

Throws:

KeyStoreException

remove

void remove(Certificate certificate)
            throws KeyStoreException

Remove a Certificate from this CertificateStore (optional operation);

Parameters:

certificate - The Certificate to remove.

Throws:

KeyStoreException

contains

boolean contains(Certificate certificate)
                 throws KeyStoreException

Returns whether this certificate store contains the specified Certificate (optional operation).

Parameters:

certificate - The Certificate that is tested for presence in this CertificateStore.

Returns:

'true' when this CertificateStore contains the specified Certificate, 'false' otherwise.

Throws:

KeyStoreException

verify

boolean verify(Certificate certificate)
               throws KeyStoreException

Verifies the supplied Certificate against the certificates in this store (optional operation).

Parameters:

certificate - The Certificate to verify.

Returns:

'true' when the Certificate could successfully be verified, 'false' otherwise.

Throws:

KeyStoreException

iterator

Iterator iterator()
                  throws KeyStoreException

Returns an Iterator that iterates over all Certificates in this store.

Returns:

An Iterator returning Certificate instances.

Throws:

KeyStoreException