http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-core-ga: Apache HttpComponents Core (blocking I/O) (The Apache Software Foundation)
  • Julius Davies
  • Andrea Selva
  • Steffen Pingel
  • Quintin Beukes
  • Marc Beyerle
  • James Abley
  • Michajlo Matijkiw 
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package org.apache.http.ssl;

import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;


A strategy to establish trustworthiness of certificates without consulting the trust manager
configured in the actual SSL context. This interface can be used to override the standard
JSSE certificate verification process.

Since:4.4
/**
 * A strategy to establish trustworthiness of certificates without consulting the trust manager
 * configured in the actual SSL context. This interface can be used to override the standard
 * JSSE certificate verification process.
 *
 * @since 4.4
 */
public interface TrustStrategy {

    
Determines whether the certificate chain can be trusted without consulting the trust manager
configured in the actual SSL context. This method can be used to override the standard JSSE
certificate verification process.

 Please note that, if this method returns false, the trust manager configured in the actual SSL context can still clear the certificate as trusted. 
Params:
  • chain – the peer certificate chain
  • authType – the authentication type based on the client certificate
Throws:
Returns:true if the certificate can be trusted without verification by the trust manager, false otherwise.
/**
     * Determines whether the certificate chain can be trusted without consulting the trust manager
     * configured in the actual SSL context. This method can be used to override the standard JSSE
     * certificate verification process.
     * <p>
     * Please note that, if this method returns {@code false}, the trust manager configured
     * in the actual SSL context can still clear the certificate as trusted.
     *
     * @param chain the peer certificate chain
     * @param authType the authentication type based on the client certificate
     * @return {@code true} if the certificate can be trusted without verification by
     *   the trust manager, {@code false} otherwise.
     * @throws CertificateException thrown if the certificate is not trusted or invalid.
     */
    boolean isTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) throws CertificateException;

}