public abstract class X509CRL extends CRLimplements X509Extension
Abstract class for an X.509 Certificate Revocation List (CRL). A CRL is a time-stamped list identifying revoked certificates. It is signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) and made freely available in a public repository.
Each revoked certificate is identified in a CRL by its certificate serial number. When a certificate-using system uses a certificate (e.g., for verifying a remote user's digital signature), that system not only checks the certificate signature and validity but also acquires a suitably- recent CRL and checks that the certificate serial number is not on that CRL. The meaning of "suitably-recent" may vary with local policy, but it usually means the most recently-issued CRL. A CA issues a new CRL on a regular periodic basis (e.g., hourly, daily, or weekly). Entries are added to CRLs as revocations occur, and an entry may be removed when the certificate expiration date is reached.
The X.509 v2 CRL format is described below in ASN.1:
CertificateList ::= SEQUENCE {
tbsCertList TBSCertList,
signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,
signature BIT STRING }
More information can be found in RFC 3280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile.
The ASN.1 definition of tbsCertList is:
TBSCertList ::= SEQUENCE {
version Version OPTIONAL,
-- if present, must be v2
signature AlgorithmIdentifier,
issuer Name,
thisUpdate ChoiceOfTime,
nextUpdate ChoiceOfTime OPTIONAL,
revokedCertificates SEQUENCE OF SEQUENCE {
userCertificate CertificateSerialNumber,
revocationDate ChoiceOfTime,
crlEntryExtensions Extensions OPTIONAL
-- if present, must be v2
} OPTIONAL,
crlExtensions [0] EXPLICIT Extensions OPTIONAL
-- if present, must be v2
}
CRLs are instantiated using a certificate factory. The following is an example of how to instantiate an X.509 CRL:
try (InputStream inStream = new FileInputStream("fileName-of-crl")) { CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509"); X509CRL crl = (X509CRL)cf.generateCRL(inStream); }
CRL,
CertificateFactory,
X509Extension
| Modifier | Constructor and Description |
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protected |
X509CRL()
Constructor for X.509 CRLs.
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
boolean |
equals(Object
Compares this CRL for equality with the given object.
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abstract byte[] |
getEncoded()
Returns the ASN.1 DER-encoded form of this CRL.
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abstract Principal |
getIssuerDN()
Denigrated, replaced by
getIssuerX500Principal().
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X500Principal |
getIssuerX500Principal()
Returns the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the CRL as an
X500Principal.
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abstract Date |
getNextUpdate()
Gets the
nextUpdate date from the CRL.
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abstract X509CRLEntry |
getRevokedCertificate(BigInteger
Gets the CRL entry, if any, with the given certificate serialNumber.
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X509CRLEntry |
getRevokedCertificate(X509Certificate
Get the CRL entry, if any, for the given certificate.
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abstract Set |
getRevokedCertificates()
Gets all the entries from this CRL.
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abstract String |
getSigAlgName()
Gets the signature algorithm name for the CRL signature algorithm.
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abstract String |
getSigAlgOID()
Gets the signature algorithm OID string from the CRL.
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abstract byte[] |
getSigAlgParams()
Gets the DER-encoded signature algorithm parameters from this CRL's signature algorithm.
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abstract byte[] |
getSignature()
Gets the
signature value (the raw signature bits) from the CRL.
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abstract byte[] |
getTBSCertList()
Gets the DER-encoded CRL information, the
tbsCertList from this CRL.
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abstract Date |
getThisUpdate()
Gets the
thisUpdate date from the CRL.
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abstract int |
getVersion()
Gets the
version (version number) value from the CRL.
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int |
hashCode()
Returns a hashcode value for this CRL from its encoded form.
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abstract void |
verify(PublicKey
Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
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void |
verify(PublicKey
Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
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abstract void |
verify(PublicKey
Verifies that this CRL was signed using the private key that corresponds to the given public key.
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clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, waitgetCriticalExtensionOIDs, getExtensionValue, getNonCriticalExtensionOIDs, hasUnsupportedCriticalExtensionpublic boolean equals(Objectother)
other object is an
instanceof
X509CRL, then its encoded form is retrieved and compared with the encoded form of this CRL.
equals in class
Object
other - the object to test for equality with this CRL.
Object.hashCode() ,
HashMap
public int hashCode()
hashCode in class
Object
Object.equals(java.lang.Object) ,
System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)
public abstract byte[] getEncoded()
throws CRLException
CRLException - if an encoding error occurs.
public abstract void verify(PublicKeykey) throws CRLException , NoSuchAlgorithmException , InvalidKeyException , NoSuchProviderException , SignatureException
key - the PublicKey used to carry out the verification.
NoSuchAlgorithmException - on unsupported signature algorithms.
InvalidKeyException - on incorrect key.
NoSuchProviderException - if there's no default provider.
SignatureException - on signature errors.
CRLException - on encoding errors.
public abstract void verify(PublicKeykey, String sigProvider) throws CRLException , NoSuchAlgorithmException , InvalidKeyException , NoSuchProviderException , SignatureException
key - the PublicKey used to carry out the verification.
sigProvider - the name of the signature provider.
NoSuchAlgorithmException - on unsupported signature algorithms.
InvalidKeyException - on incorrect key.
NoSuchProviderException - on incorrect provider.
SignatureException - on signature errors.
CRLException - on encoding errors.
public void verify(PublicKeykey, Provider sigProvider) throws CRLException , NoSuchAlgorithmException , InvalidKeyException , SignatureException
abstract and it provides a default implementation.
key - the PublicKey used to carry out the verification.
sigProvider - the signature provider.
NoSuchAlgorithmException - on unsupported signature algorithms.
InvalidKeyException - on incorrect key.
SignatureException - on signature errors.
CRLException - on encoding errors.
public abstract int getVersion()
version (version number) value from the CRL. The ASN.1 definition for this is:
version Version OPTIONAL,
-- if present, must be v2
Version ::= INTEGER { v1(0), v2(1), v3(2) }
-- v3 does not apply to CRLs but appears for consistency
-- with definition of Version for certs
public abstract PrincipalgetIssuerDN()
issuer as an implementation specific Principal object, which should not be relied upon by portable code.
Gets the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the CRL. The issuer name identifies the entity that signed (and issued) the CRL.
The issuer name field contains an X.500 distinguished name (DN). The ASN.1 definition for this is:
issuer Name
Name ::= CHOICE { RDNSequence }
RDNSequence ::= SEQUENCE OF RelativeDistinguishedName
RelativeDistinguishedName ::=
SET OF AttributeValueAssertion
AttributeValueAssertion ::= SEQUENCE {
AttributeType,
AttributeValue }
AttributeType ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER
AttributeValue ::= ANY
The
Name describes a hierarchical name composed of attributes, such as country name, and corresponding values, such as US. The type of the
AttributeValue component is determined by the
AttributeType; in general it will be a
directoryString. A
directoryString is usually one of
PrintableString,
TeletexString or
UniversalString.
public X500PrincipalgetIssuerX500Principal()
X500Principal.
It is recommended that subclasses override this method.
X500Principal representing the issuer distinguished name
public abstract DategetThisUpdate()
thisUpdate date from the CRL. The ASN.1 definition for this is:
thisUpdate ChoiceOfTime
ChoiceOfTime ::= CHOICE {
utcTime UTCTime,
generalTime GeneralizedTime }
thisUpdate date from the CRL.
public abstract DategetNextUpdate()
nextUpdate date from the CRL.
nextUpdate date from the CRL, or null if not present.
public abstract X509CRLEntrygetRevokedCertificate(BigInteger serialNumber)
serialNumber - the serial number of the certificate for which a CRL entry is to be looked up
X509CRLEntry
public X509CRLEntrygetRevokedCertificate(X509Certificate certificate)
This method can be used to lookup CRL entries in indirect CRLs, that means CRLs that contain entries from issuers other than the CRL issuer. The default implementation will only return entries for certificates issued by the CRL issuer. Subclasses that wish to support indirect CRLs should override this method.
certificate - the certificate for which a CRL entry is to be looked up
NullPointerException - if certificate is null
public abstract Set<? extends X509CRLEntry > getRevokedCertificates()
X509CRLEntry
public abstract byte[] getTBSCertList()
throws CRLException
tbsCertList from this CRL. This can be used to verify the signature independently.
CRLException - if an encoding error occurs.
public abstract byte[] getSignature()
signature value (the raw signature bits) from the CRL. The ASN.1 definition for this is:
signature BIT STRING
public abstract StringgetSigAlgName()
signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier
AlgorithmIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {
algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
parameters ANY DEFINED BY algorithm OPTIONAL }
-- contains a value of the type
-- registered for use with the
-- algorithm object identifier value
The algorithm name is determined from the algorithm OID string.
public abstract StringgetSigAlgOID()
See getSigAlgName for relevant ASN.1 definitions.
public abstract byte[] getSigAlgParams()
AlgorithmParameters and instantiate with the name returned by
getSigAlgName.
See getSigAlgName for relevant ASN.1 definitions.