Package org.mozilla.jss.netscape.security.x509

Class CertificateValidity

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, CertAttrSet
    public class CertificateValidity
extends java.lang.Object
implements CertAttrSet, java.io.Serializable
    This class defines the interval for which the certificate is valid.
    See Also:
    CertAttrSet, Serialized Form

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static java.lang.String IDENT
      Identifier for this attribute, to be used with the get, set, delete methods of Certificate, x509 type.
      static java.lang.String NAME
      Sub attributes name for this CertAttrSet.
      static java.lang.String NOT_AFTER  
      static java.lang.String NOT_BEFORE  

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      CertificateValidity()
      Default constructor for the class.
      CertificateValidity​(java.util.Date notBefore, java.util.Date notAfter)
      The default constructor for this class for the specified interval.
      CertificateValidity​(DerInputStream in)
      Create the object, decoding the values from the passed DER stream.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void decode​(java.io.InputStream in)
      Decode the CertificateValidity period from the InputStream.
      void delete​(java.lang.String name)
      Delete the attribute value.
      void encode​(java.io.OutputStream out)
      Encode the CertificateValidity period in DER form to the stream.
      java.lang.Object get​(java.lang.String name)
      Get the attribute value.
      java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String> getAttributeNames()
      Return an enumeration of names of attributes existing within this attribute.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Return the name of this attribute.
      void set​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object obj)
      Set the attribute value.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Return the validity period as user readable string.
      void valid()
      Verify that the current time is within the validity period.
      void valid​(java.util.Date now)
      Verify that the passed time is within the validity period.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

    • Field Detail

      • IDENT

        public static final java.lang.String IDENT
        Identifier for this attribute, to be used with the get, set, delete methods of Certificate, x509 type.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • NAME

        public static final java.lang.String NAME
        Sub attributes name for this CertAttrSet.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    • Constructor Detail

      • CertificateValidity

        public CertificateValidity()
        Default constructor for the class.

      • CertificateValidity

        public CertificateValidity​(java.util.Date notBefore,
                           java.util.Date notAfter)
        The default constructor for this class for the specified interval.
        Parameters:
        notBefore - the date and time before which the certificate is not valid.
        notAfter - the date and time after which the certificate is not valid.

      • CertificateValidity

        public CertificateValidity​(DerInputStream in)
                    throws java.io.IOException
        Create the object, decoding the values from the passed DER stream.
        Parameters:
        in - the DerInputStream to read the CertificateValidity from.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on decoding errors.

    • Method Detail

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Return the validity period as user readable string.
        Specified by:
        toString in interface CertAttrSet
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        value of this certificate attribute in printable form.

      • decode

        public void decode​(java.io.InputStream in)
            throws java.io.IOException
        Decode the CertificateValidity period from the InputStream.
        Specified by:
        decode in interface CertAttrSet
        Parameters:
        in - the InputStream to unmarshal the contents from.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on errors.

      • encode

        public void encode​(java.io.OutputStream out)
            throws java.io.IOException
        Encode the CertificateValidity period in DER form to the stream.
        Specified by:
        encode in interface CertAttrSet
        Parameters:
        out - the OutputStream to marshal the contents to.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on errors.

      • set

        public void set​(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.Object obj)
         throws java.io.IOException
        Set the attribute value.
        Specified by:
        set in interface CertAttrSet
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the attribute (e.g. "x509.info.key")
        obj - the attribute object.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on other errors.

      • get

        public java.lang.Object get​(java.lang.String name)
                     throws java.io.IOException
        Get the attribute value.
        Specified by:
        get in interface CertAttrSet
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the attribute to return.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on other errors.

      • delete

        public void delete​(java.lang.String name)
            throws java.io.IOException
        Delete the attribute value.
        Specified by:
        delete in interface CertAttrSet
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the attribute to delete.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on other errors.

      • getAttributeNames

        public java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String> getAttributeNames()
        Return an enumeration of names of attributes existing within this attribute.
        Specified by:
        getAttributeNames in interface CertAttrSet
        Returns:
        an enumeration of the attribute names.

      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Return the name of this attribute.
        Specified by:
        getName in interface CertAttrSet
        Returns:
        the name of this CertAttrSet.

      • valid

        public void valid()
           throws java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException,
                  java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException
        Verify that the current time is within the validity period.
        Throws:
        java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException - if the certificate has expired.
        java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException - if the certificate is not yet valid.

      • valid

        public void valid​(java.util.Date now)
           throws java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException,
                  java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException
        Verify that the passed time is within the validity period.
        Parameters:
        now - the Date against which to compare the validity period.
        Throws:
        java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException - if the certificate has expired with respect to the Date supplied.
        java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException - if the certificate is not yet valid with respect to the Date supplied.