java.security.cert

Class X509Certificate

java.lang.Object

java.security.cert.Certificate

java.security.cert.X509Certificate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, X509Extension

public abstract class X509Certificate
extends Certificate
implements X509Extension

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	X509Certificate() Constructor for X.509 certificates.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
X500Principal	getIssuerX500Principal() Returns the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the certificate as an X500Principal.
X500Principal	getSubjectX500Principal() Returns the subject (subject distinguished name) value from the certificate as an X500Principal.

Methods inherited from class java.security.cert.Certificate

equals, getEncoded, getPublicKey, getType, hashCode, toString, verify, verify

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

X509Certificate

protected X509Certificate()

Constructor for X.509 certificates.

Method Detail

getIssuerX500Principal

@Nullable
public X500Principal getIssuerX500Principal()

Returns the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the certificate as an X500Principal.

It is recommended that subclasses override this method.

Returns:

an X500Principal representing the issuer distinguished name

Since:

1.4

getSubjectX500Principal

@Nullable
public X500Principal getSubjectX500Principal()

Returns the subject (subject distinguished name) value from the certificate as an X500Principal. If the subject value is empty, then the getName() method of the returned X500Principal object returns an empty string ("").

It is recommended that subclasses override this method.

Returns:

an X500Principal representing the subject distinguished name

Since:

1.4