public interface CertPathChecker
Performs one or more checks on each Certificate
of a CertPath
.
A CertPathChecker
implementation is typically created to extend a certification path validation algorithm. For example, an implementation may check for and process a critical private extension of each certificate in a certification path.
void init(boolean forward) throws CertPathValidatorException
Initializes the internal state of this CertPathChecker
.
The forward
flag specifies the order that certificates will be passed to the check
method (forward or reverse).
forward
- the order that certificates are presented to the check
method. If true
, certificates are presented from target to trust anchor (forward); if false
, from trust anchor to target (reverse).CertPathValidatorException
- if this CertPathChecker
is unable to check certificates in the specified orderboolean isForwardCheckingSupported()
Indicates if forward checking is supported. Forward checking refers to the ability of the CertPathChecker
to perform its checks when certificates are presented to the check
method in the forward direction (from target to trust anchor).
true
if forward checking is supported, false
otherwisevoid check(Certificate cert) throws CertPathValidatorException
Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal state. The certificates are presented in the order specified by the init
method.
cert
- the Certificate
to be checkedCertPathValidatorException
- if the specified certificate does not pass the check
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