Package se.swedenconnect.security.credential.utils

Class X509Utils

java.lang.Object

se.swedenconnect.security.credential.utils.X509Utils

public class X509Utils
extends Object

Utility methods for working with X.509 certificates and CRL:s.

Author:

Martin Lindström (martin@idsec.se), Stefan Santesson (stefan@idsec.se)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static X509Certificate	decodeCertificate(byte[] encoding)	Decodes a X509Certificate from its encoding.
static X509Certificate	decodeCertificate(InputStream stream)	Decodes a X509Certificate from an input stream.
static X509Certificate	decodeCertificate(Resource resource)	Decodes a X509Certificate from a resource.
static X509CRL	decodeCrl(byte[] encoding)	Decodes a X509CRL from its encoding.
static X509CRL	decodeCrl(InputStream stream)	Decodes a X509CRL from an input stream.
static X509CRL	decodeCrl(Resource resource)	Decodes a X509CRL from a resource.
static String	toLogString(X509Certificate certificate)	The Certificate.toString() prints way too much for a normal log entry.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

decodeCertificate

public static X509Certificate decodeCertificate(byte[] encoding)
                                         throws CertificateException

Decodes a X509Certificate from its encoding.

Parameters:

encoding - the certificate encoding

Returns:

a X509Certificate object

Throws:

CertificateException - for decoding errors

decodeCertificate

public static X509Certificate decodeCertificate(InputStream stream)
                                         throws CertificateException

Decodes a X509Certificate from an input stream.

The method does not close the input stream.

Parameters:

stream - the stream to read

Returns:

a X509Certificate object

Throws:

CertificateException - for decoding errors

decodeCertificate

public static X509Certificate decodeCertificate(Resource resource)
                                         throws CertificateException

Decodes a X509Certificate from a resource.

Parameters:

resource - the resource to read

Returns:

a X509Certificate object

Throws:

CertificateException - for decoding errors

decodeCrl

public static X509CRL decodeCrl(byte[] encoding)
                         throws CRLException

Decodes a X509CRL from its encoding.

Parameters:

encoding - the CRL encoding

Returns:

a X509CRL object

Throws:

CRLException - for decoding errors

decodeCrl

public static X509CRL decodeCrl(InputStream stream)
                         throws CRLException

Decodes a X509CRL from an input stream.

The method does not close the input stream.

Parameters:

stream - the stream to read

Returns:

a X509CRL object

Throws:

CRLException - for decoding errors

decodeCrl

public static X509CRL decodeCrl(Resource resource)
                         throws CRLException

Decodes a X509CRL from a resource.

Parameters:

resource - the resource to read

Returns:

a X509CRL object

Throws:

CRLException - for decoding errors

toLogString

public static String toLogString(X509Certificate certificate)

The Certificate.toString() prints way too much for a normal log entry. This method displays the subject, issuer and serial number.

Parameters:

certificate - the certificate to log

Returns:

a log string