javax.security.auth.x500

Class X500PrivateCredential

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Destroyable 

    public final class X500PrivateCredential
extends Object
implements Destroyable

    This class represents an X500PrivateCredential. It associates an X.509 certificate, corresponding private key and the KeyStore alias used to reference that exact key pair in the KeyStore. This enables looking up the private credentials for an X.500 principal in a subject.

    • Constructor Detail

      • X500PrivateCredential

        public X500PrivateCredential(X509Certificate cert,
                             PrivateKey key)
        Creates an X500PrivateCredential that associates an X.509 certificate, a private key and the KeyStore alias.

        Parameters:
        cert - X509Certificate
        key - PrivateKey for the certificate
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if either cert or key is null

      • X500PrivateCredential

        public X500PrivateCredential(X509Certificate cert,
                             PrivateKey key,
                             String alias)
        Creates an X500PrivateCredential that associates an X.509 certificate, a private key and the KeyStore alias.

        Parameters:
        cert - X509Certificate
        key - PrivateKey for the certificate
        alias - KeyStore alias
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if either cert, key or alias is null

    • Method Detail

      • getCertificate

        public X509Certificate getCertificate()
        Returns the X.509 certificate.

        Returns:
        the X509Certificate

      • getPrivateKey

        public PrivateKey getPrivateKey()
        Returns the PrivateKey.

        Returns:
        the PrivateKey

      • getAlias

        public String getAlias()
        Returns the KeyStore alias.

        Returns:
        the KeyStore alias

      • destroy

        public void destroy()
        Clears the references to the X.509 certificate, private key and the KeyStore alias in this object.

      • isDestroyed

        public boolean isDestroyed()
        Determines if the references to the X.509 certificate and private key in this object have been cleared.

        Specified by:
        isDestroyed in interface  Destroyable
        Returns:
        true if X509Certificate and the PrivateKey are null