org.jasig.cas.adaptors.x509.util

Class CertUtils

java.lang.Object

org.jasig.cas.adaptors.x509.util.CertUtils

public final class CertUtils
extends Object

Utility class with methods to support various operations on X.509 certs.

Since:

3.4.6

Author:

Marvin S. Addison

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	X509_CERTIFICATE_TYPE X509 certificate type.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static CertificateFactory	getCertificateFactory() Gets a certificate factory for creating X.509 artifacts.
static boolean	isExpired(X509CRL crl) Determines whether the given CRL is expired by examining the nextUpdate field.
static boolean	isExpired(X509CRL crl, Date reference) Determines whether the given CRL is expired by comparing the nextUpdate field with a given date.
static X509Certificate	readCertificate(org.springframework.core.io.Resource resource) Read certificate.
static String	toString(X509Certificate cert) Creates a unique and human-readable representation of the given certificate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

X509_CERTIFICATE_TYPE

public static final String X509_CERTIFICATE_TYPE

X509 certificate type.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

isExpired

public static boolean isExpired(X509CRL crl)

Determines whether the given CRL is expired by examining the nextUpdate field.

Parameters:

crl - CRL to examine.

Returns:

True if current system time is after CRL next update, false otherwise.

isExpired

public static boolean isExpired(X509CRL crl,
                Date reference)

Determines whether the given CRL is expired by comparing the nextUpdate field with a given date.

Parameters:

crl - CRL to examine.

reference - Reference date for comparison.

Returns:

True if reference date is after CRL next update, false otherwise.

readCertificate

public static X509Certificate readCertificate(org.springframework.core.io.Resource resource)

Read certificate.

Parameters:

resource - the resource to read the cert from

Returns:

the x 509 certificate

toString

public static String toString(X509Certificate cert)

Creates a unique and human-readable representation of the given certificate.

Parameters:

cert - Certificate.

Returns:

String representation of a certificate that includes the subject and serial number.

getCertificateFactory

public static CertificateFactory getCertificateFactory()

Gets a certificate factory for creating X.509 artifacts.

Returns:

X509 certificate factory.