/*
* @(#)CertificateFactorySpi.java 1.21 06/04/21
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package java.security.cert;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.security.Provider;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.NoSuchProviderException;
/**
* This class defines the <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>)
* for the <code>CertificateFactory</code> class.
* All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each
* cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation
* of a certificate factory for a particular certificate type, e.g., X.509.
*
* <p>Certificate factories are used to generate certificate, certification path
* (<code>CertPath</code>) and certificate revocation list (CRL) objects from
* their encodings.
*
* <p>A certificate factory for X.509 must return certificates that are an
* instance of <code>java.security.cert.X509Certificate</code>, and CRLs
* that are an instance of <code>java.security.cert.X509CRL</code>.
*
* @author Hemma Prafullchandra
* @author Jan Luehe
* @author Sean Mullan
*
* @version 1.21, 04/21/06
*
* @see CertificateFactory
* @see Certificate
* @see X509Certificate
* @see CertPath
* @see CRL
* @see X509CRL
*
* @since 1.2
*/
public abstract class CertificateFactorySpi {
/**
* Generates a certificate object and initializes it with
* the data read from the input stream <code>inStream</code>.
*
* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized certificate format
* supported by this certificate factory,
* the returned certificate object can be typecast to the corresponding
* certificate class. For example, if this certificate
* factory implements X.509 certificates, the returned certificate object
* can be typecast to the <code>X509Certificate</code> class.
*
* <p>In the case of a certificate factory for X.509 certificates, the
* certificate provided in <code>inStream</code> must be DER-encoded and
* may be supplied in binary or printable (Base64) encoding. If the
* certificate is provided in Base64 encoding, it must be bounded at
* the beginning by -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----, and must be bounded at
* the end by -----END CERTIFICATE-----.
*
* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
* consume the entire input stream. Otherwise, each call to this
* method consumes one certificate and the read position of the input stream
* is positioned to the next available byte after the the inherent
* end-of-certificate marker. If the data in the
* input stream does not contain an inherent end-of-certificate marker (other
* than EOF) and there is trailing data after the certificate is parsed, a
* <code>CertificateException</code> is thrown.
*
* @param inStream an input stream with the certificate data.
*
* @return a certificate object initialized with the data
* from the input stream.
*
* @exception CertificateException on parsing errors.
*/
public abstract Certificate engineGenerateCertificate(InputStream inStream)
throws CertificateException;
/**
* Generates a <code>CertPath</code> object and initializes it with
* the data read from the <code>InputStream</code> inStream. The data
* is assumed to be in the default encoding.
*
* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
* existing service providers, this method cannot be <code>abstract</code>
* and by default throws an <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>.
*
* @param inStream an <code>InputStream</code> containing the data
* @return a <code>CertPath</code> initialized with the data from the
* <code>InputStream</code>
* @exception CertificateException if an exception occurs while decoding
* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
* @since 1.4
*/
public CertPath engineGenerateCertPath(InputStream inStream)
throws CertificateException
{
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* Generates a <code>CertPath</code> object and initializes it with
* the data read from the <code>InputStream</code> inStream. The data
* is assumed to be in the specified encoding.
*
* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
* existing service providers, this method cannot be <code>abstract</code>
* and by default throws an <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>.
*
* @param inStream an <code>InputStream</code> containing the data
* @param encoding the encoding used for the data
* @return a <code>CertPath</code> initialized with the data from the
* <code>InputStream</code>
* @exception CertificateException if an exception occurs while decoding or
* the encoding requested is not supported
* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
* @since 1.4
*/
public CertPath engineGenerateCertPath(InputStream inStream,
String encoding) throws CertificateException
{
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* Generates a <code>CertPath</code> object and initializes it with
* a <code>List</code> of <code>Certificate</code>s.
* <p>
* The certificates supplied must be of a type supported by the
* <code>CertificateFactory</code>. They will be copied out of the supplied
* <code>List</code> object.
*
* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
* existing service providers, this method cannot be <code>abstract</code>
* and by default throws an <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>.
*
* @param certificates a <code>List</code> of <code>Certificate</code>s
* @return a <code>CertPath</code> initialized with the supplied list of
* certificates
* @exception CertificateException if an exception occurs
* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
* @since 1.4
*/
public CertPath
engineGenerateCertPath(List<? extends Certificate> certificates)
throws CertificateException
{
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* Returns an iteration of the <code>CertPath</code> encodings supported
* by this certificate factory, with the default encoding first. See
* Appendix A in the
* <a href="../../../../technotes/guides/security/certpath/CertPathProgGuide.html#AppA">
* Java Certification Path API Programmer's Guide</a>
* for information about standard encoding names.
* <p>
* Attempts to modify the returned <code>Iterator</code> via its
* <code>remove</code> method result in an
* <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>.
*
* <p> This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform
* Standard Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with
* existing service providers, this method cannot be <code>abstract</code>
* and by default throws an <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>.
*
* @return an <code>Iterator</code> over the names of the supported
* <code>CertPath</code> encodings (as <code>String</code>s)
* @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the method is not supported
* @since 1.4
*/
public Iterator<String> engineGetCertPathEncodings() {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* Returns a (possibly empty) collection view of the certificates read
* from the given input stream <code>inStream</code>.
*
* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized certificate format
* supported by this certificate factory, each element in
* the returned collection view can be typecast to the corresponding
* certificate class. For example, if this certificate
* factory implements X.509 certificates, the elements in the returned
* collection can be typecast to the <code>X509Certificate</code> class.
*
* <p>In the case of a certificate factory for X.509 certificates,
* <code>inStream</code> may contain a single DER-encoded certificate
* in the formats described for
* {@link CertificateFactory#generateCertificate(java.io.InputStream)
* generateCertificate}.
* In addition, <code>inStream</code> may contain a PKCS#7 certificate
* chain. This is a PKCS#7 <i>SignedData</i> object, with the only
* significant field being <i>certificates</i>. In particular, the
* signature and the contents are ignored. This format allows multiple
* certificates to be downloaded at once. If no certificates are present,
* an empty collection is returned.
*
* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
* consume the entire input stream.
*
* @param inStream the input stream with the certificates.
*
* @return a (possibly empty) collection view of
* java.security.cert.Certificate objects
* initialized with the data from the input stream.
*
* @exception CertificateException on parsing errors.
*/
public abstract Collection<? extends Certificate>
engineGenerateCertificates(InputStream inStream)
throws CertificateException;
/**
* Generates a certificate revocation list (CRL) object and initializes it
* with the data read from the input stream <code>inStream</code>.
*
* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized CRL format
* supported by this certificate factory,
* the returned CRL object can be typecast to the corresponding
* CRL class. For example, if this certificate
* factory implements X.509 CRLs, the returned CRL object
* can be typecast to the <code>X509CRL</code> class.
*
* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
* consume the entire input stream. Otherwise, each call to this
* method consumes one CRL and the read position of the input stream
* is positioned to the next available byte after the the inherent
* end-of-CRL marker. If the data in the
* input stream does not contain an inherent end-of-CRL marker (other
* than EOF) and there is trailing data after the CRL is parsed, a
* <code>CRLException</code> is thrown.
*
* @param inStream an input stream with the CRL data.
*
* @return a CRL object initialized with the data
* from the input stream.
*
* @exception CRLException on parsing errors.
*/
public abstract CRL engineGenerateCRL(InputStream inStream)
throws CRLException;
/**
* Returns a (possibly empty) collection view of the CRLs read
* from the given input stream <code>inStream</code>.
*
* <p>In order to take advantage of the specialized CRL format
* supported by this certificate factory, each element in
* the returned collection view can be typecast to the corresponding
* CRL class. For example, if this certificate
* factory implements X.509 CRLs, the elements in the returned
* collection can be typecast to the <code>X509CRL</code> class.
*
* <p>In the case of a certificate factory for X.509 CRLs,
* <code>inStream</code> may contain a single DER-encoded CRL.
* In addition, <code>inStream</code> may contain a PKCS#7 CRL
* set. This is a PKCS#7 <i>SignedData</i> object, with the only
* significant field being <i>crls</i>. In particular, the
* signature and the contents are ignored. This format allows multiple
* CRLs to be downloaded at once. If no CRLs are present,
* an empty collection is returned.
*
* <p>Note that if the given input stream does not support
* {@link java.io.InputStream#mark(int) mark} and
* {@link java.io.InputStream#reset() reset}, this method will
* consume the entire input stream.
*
* @param inStream the input stream with the CRLs.
*
* @return a (possibly empty) collection view of
* java.security.cert.CRL objects initialized with the data from the input
* stream.
*
* @exception CRLException on parsing errors.
*/
public abstract Collection<? extends CRL> engineGenerateCRLs
(InputStream inStream) throws CRLException;
}
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