Package ej.net.util.ssl

Class SslContextFactory

java.lang.Object

ej.net.util.ssl.SslContextFactory

public class SslContextFactory
extends Object

Provides utility methods to create SSL contexts.

The following snippet shows how to create a SSL context for a client:

 X509Certificate certificate = CertificatesHelper.getCertificate(CERTIFICATE_PATH);
 X509TrustManager trustManager = SslContextFactory.createTrustManager(certificate);
 SSLContext sslContext = SslContextFactory.createSslContext(SslProtocols.TLS, trustManager);
 

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static X509KeyManager	createKeyManager(byte[] key, char[] keyPassword, X509Certificate... certificateChain)	Creates a key manager that stores the given key and its associated certificate chain.
static SSLContext	createSslContext(String protocol, TrustManager trustManager, KeyManager... keyManagers)	Creates a SSL context.
static X509TrustManager	createTrustManager(X509Certificate... certificates)	Creates a trust manager that stores the given certificates.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createSslContext

public static SSLContext createSslContext(String protocol,
                                          TrustManager trustManager,
                                          KeyManager... keyManagers)

Creates a SSL context.

The createTrustManager(java.security.cert.X509Certificate...) and createKeyManager(byte[], char[], java.security.cert.X509Certificate...) methods can be used to create the trust manager and the key managers easily.

Parameters:

protocol - the protocol (see SslProtocols).

trustManager - the trust manager.

keyManagers - the key managers.

Returns:

the new SSL context.

createTrustManager

public static X509TrustManager createTrustManager(X509Certificate... certificates)

Creates a trust manager that stores the given certificates.

Parameters:

certificates - the trusted certificates.

Returns:

the new trust manager.

createKeyManager

public static X509KeyManager createKeyManager(byte[] key,
                                              char[] keyPassword,
                                              X509Certificate... certificateChain)

Creates a key manager that stores the given key and its associated certificate chain.

Parameters:

key - the key.

keyPassword - the password to decrypt the key.

certificateChain - the certificate chain.

Returns:

the new key manager.