Class CertPathBuilderSpi

java.lang.Object
java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderSpi
public abstract class CertPathBuilderSpi extends Object
The Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the CertPathBuilder class. All CertPathBuilder implementations must include a class (the SPI class) that extends this class (CertPathBuilderSpi) and implements all of its methods. In general, instances of this class should only be accessed through the CertPathBuilder class. For details, see the Java Cryptography Architecture.

Concurrent Access

Instances of this class need not be protected against concurrent access from multiple threads. Threads that need to access a single CertPathBuilderSpi instance concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and provide the necessary locking before calling the wrapping CertPathBuilder object.

However, implementations of CertPathBuilderSpi may still encounter concurrency issues, since multiple threads each manipulating a different CertPathBuilderSpi instance need not synchronize.

Since:
1.4

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    CertPathBuilderSpi()
    The default constructor.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    abstract CertPathBuilderResult
    engineBuild(CertPathParameters params)
    Attempts to build a certification path using the specified algorithm parameter set.
    CertPathChecker
    engineGetRevocationChecker()
    Returns a CertPathChecker that this implementation uses to check the revocation status of certificates.

    Methods declared in class Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected Object
    clone()
    Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
    boolean
    equals(Object o)
    Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
    protected void
    finalize()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
    final Class<? extends Object>
    getClass()
    Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
    int
    hashCode()
    Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
    final void
    notify()
    Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    final void
    notifyAll()
    Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    String
    toString()
    Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
    final void
    wait()
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
    final void
    wait(long time)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
    final void
    wait(long time, int frac)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.

  • Constructor Details

    • CertPathBuilderSpi

      public CertPathBuilderSpi()
      The default constructor.

  • Method Details

    • engineBuild

      public abstract CertPathBuilderResult engineBuild(CertPathParameters params) throws CertPathBuilderException, InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
      Attempts to build a certification path using the specified algorithm parameter set.
      Parameters:
      params - the algorithm parameters
      Returns:
      the result of the build algorithm
      Throws:
      CertPathBuilderException - if the builder is unable to construct a certification path that satisfies the specified parameters
      InvalidAlgorithmParameterException - if the specified parameters are inappropriate for this CertPathBuilder

    • engineGetRevocationChecker

      public CertPathChecker engineGetRevocationChecker()
      Returns a CertPathChecker that this implementation uses to check the revocation status of certificates. A PKIX implementation returns objects of type PKIXRevocationChecker.

      The primary purpose of this method is to allow callers to specify additional input parameters and options specific to revocation checking. See the class description of CertPathBuilder for an example.

      This method was added to version 1.8 of the Java Platform Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with existing service providers, this method cannot be abstract and by default throws an UnsupportedOperationException.

      Returns:
      a CertPathChecker that this implementation uses to check the revocation status of certificates
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - if this method is not supported
      Since:
      1.8