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package javax.net.ssl;
import java.security.KeyManagementException;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
import java.net.Socket;
Instances of this interface manage which X509 certificate-based
key pairs are used to authenticate the local side of a secure
socket.
During secure socket negotiations, implentations
call methods in this interface to:
- determine the set of aliases that are available for negotiations
based on the criteria presented,
- select the best alias based on
the criteria presented, and
- obtain the corresponding key material for given aliases.
Note: the X509ExtendedKeyManager should be used in favor of this
class.
Since: 1.4
/**
* Instances of this interface manage which X509 certificate-based
* key pairs are used to authenticate the local side of a secure
* socket.
* <P>
* During secure socket negotiations, implentations
* call methods in this interface to:
* <UL>
* <LI> determine the set of aliases that are available for negotiations
* based on the criteria presented,
* <LI> select the <ITALIC> best alias </ITALIC> based on
* the criteria presented, and
* <LI> obtain the corresponding key material for given aliases.
* </UL>
* <P>
* Note: the X509ExtendedKeyManager should be used in favor of this
* class.
*
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface X509KeyManager extends KeyManager {
Get the matching aliases for authenticating the client side of a secure
socket given the public key type and the list of
certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
Params: - keyType – the key algorithm type name
- issuers – the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names,
or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
Returns: an array of the matching alias names, or null if there
were no matches.
/**
* Get the matching aliases for authenticating the client side of a secure
* socket given the public key type and the list of
* certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
*
* @param keyType the key algorithm type name
* @param issuers the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names,
* or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
* @return an array of the matching alias names, or null if there
* were no matches.
*/
public String[] getClientAliases(String keyType, Principal[] issuers);
Choose an alias to authenticate the client side of a secure
socket given the public key type and the list of
certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
Params: - keyType – the key algorithm type name(s), ordered
with the most-preferred key type first.
- issuers – the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names
or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
- socket – the socket to be used for this connection. This
parameter can be null, which indicates that
implementations are free to select an alias applicable
to any socket.
Returns: the alias name for the desired key, or null if there
are no matches.
/**
* Choose an alias to authenticate the client side of a secure
* socket given the public key type and the list of
* certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
*
* @param keyType the key algorithm type name(s), ordered
* with the most-preferred key type first.
* @param issuers the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names
* or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
* @param socket the socket to be used for this connection. This
* parameter can be null, which indicates that
* implementations are free to select an alias applicable
* to any socket.
* @return the alias name for the desired key, or null if there
* are no matches.
*/
public String chooseClientAlias(String[] keyType, Principal[] issuers,
Socket socket);
Get the matching aliases for authenticating the server side of a secure
socket given the public key type and the list of
certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
Params: - keyType – the key algorithm type name
- issuers – the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names
or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
Returns: an array of the matching alias names, or null
if there were no matches.
/**
* Get the matching aliases for authenticating the server side of a secure
* socket given the public key type and the list of
* certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
*
* @param keyType the key algorithm type name
* @param issuers the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names
* or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
* @return an array of the matching alias names, or null
* if there were no matches.
*/
public String[] getServerAliases(String keyType, Principal[] issuers);
Choose an alias to authenticate the server side of a secure
socket given the public key type and the list of
certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
Params: - keyType – the key algorithm type name.
- issuers – the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names
or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
- socket – the socket to be used for this connection. This
parameter can be null, which indicates that
implementations are free to select an alias applicable
to any socket.
Returns: the alias name for the desired key, or null if there
are no matches.
/**
* Choose an alias to authenticate the server side of a secure
* socket given the public key type and the list of
* certificate issuer authorities recognized by the peer (if any).
*
* @param keyType the key algorithm type name.
* @param issuers the list of acceptable CA issuer subject names
* or null if it does not matter which issuers are used.
* @param socket the socket to be used for this connection. This
* parameter can be null, which indicates that
* implementations are free to select an alias applicable
* to any socket.
* @return the alias name for the desired key, or null if there
* are no matches.
*/
public String chooseServerAlias(String keyType, Principal[] issuers,
Socket socket);
Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias.
Params: - alias – the alias name
Returns: the certificate chain (ordered with the user's certificate first
and the root certificate authority last), or null
if the alias can't be found.
/**
* Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias.
*
* @param alias the alias name
* @return the certificate chain (ordered with the user's certificate first
* and the root certificate authority last), or null
* if the alias can't be found.
*/
public X509Certificate[] getCertificateChain(String alias);
Returns the key associated with the given alias.
Params: - alias – the alias name
Returns: the requested key, or null if the alias can't be found.
/**
* Returns the key associated with the given alias.
*
* @param alias the alias name
* @return the requested key, or null if the alias can't be found.
*/
public PrivateKey getPrivateKey(String alias);
}