au.net.aba.crypto.provider
Class KeyStore

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.security.KeyStoreSpi
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        +--au.net.aba.crypto.provider.KeyStore

public class KeyStore
extends java.security.KeyStoreSpi

This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the KeyStore class. All the methods in this class must be implemented by each cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation of a keystore for a particular keystore type.

Since:
JDK1.2

Constructor Summary
KeyStore()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.util.Enumeration engineAliases()
          Lists all the alias names of this keystore.
 boolean engineContainsAlias(java.lang.String alias)
          Checks if the given alias exists in this keystore.
 void engineDeleteEntry(java.lang.String alias)
          Deletes the entry identified by the given alias from this keystore.
 java.security.cert.Certificate engineGetCertificate(java.lang.String alias)
          Returns the certificate associated with the given alias.
 java.lang.String engineGetCertificateAlias(java.security.cert.Certificate cert)
          Returns the (alias) name of the first keystore entry whose certificate matches the given certificate.
 java.security.cert.Certificate[] engineGetCertificateChain(java.lang.String alias)
          Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias.
 java.util.Date engineGetCreationDate(java.lang.String alias)
          Returns the creation date of the entry identified by the given alias.
 java.security.Key engineGetKey(java.lang.String alias, char[] password)
          Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it.
 boolean engineIsCertificateEntry(java.lang.String alias)
          Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias is a trusted certificate entry, and false otherwise.
 boolean engineIsKeyEntry(java.lang.String alias)
          Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias is a key entry, and false otherwise.
 void engineLoad(java.io.InputStream stream, char[] password)
          Loads the keystore from the given input stream.
 void engineSetCertificateEntry(java.lang.String alias, java.security.cert.Certificate cert)
          Assigns the given certificate to the given alias.
 void engineSetKeyEntry(java.lang.String alias, byte[] key, java.security.cert.Certificate[] chain)
          Assigns the given key (that has already been protected) to the given alias.
 void engineSetKeyEntry(java.lang.String alias, java.security.Key key, char[] password, java.security.cert.Certificate[] chain)
          Assigns the given key to the given alias, protecting it with the given password.
 int engineSize()
          Retrieves the number of entries in this keystore.
 void engineStore(java.io.OutputStream stream, char[] password)
          Stores this keystore to the given output stream, and protects its integrity with the given password.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

KeyStore

public KeyStore()
Method Detail

engineGetKey

public java.security.Key engineGetKey(java.lang.String alias,
                                      char[] password)
                               throws java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                      java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException
Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it.
Parameters:
alias - the alias name
password - the password for recovering the key
Returns:
the requested key, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not identify a key entry.
Throws:
java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException - if the algorithm for recovering the key cannot be found
java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException - if the key cannot be recovered (e.g., the given password is wrong).
Overrides:
engineGetKey in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineGetCertificateChain

public java.security.cert.Certificate[] engineGetCertificateChain(java.lang.String alias)
Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias.
Parameters:
alias - the alias name
Returns:
the certificate chain (ordered with the user's certificate first and the root certificate authority last), or null if the given alias does not exist or does not contain a certificate chain (i.e., the given alias identifies either a trusted certificate entry or a key entry without a certificate chain).
Overrides:
engineGetCertificateChain in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineGetCertificate

public java.security.cert.Certificate engineGetCertificate(java.lang.String alias)
Returns the certificate associated with the given alias.

If the given alias name identifies a trusted certificate entry, the certificate associated with that entry is returned. If the given alias name identifies a key entry, the first element of the certificate chain of that entry is returned, or null if that entry does not have a certificate chain.

Parameters:
alias - the alias name
Returns:
the certificate, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not contain a certificate.
Overrides:
engineGetCertificate in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineGetCreationDate

public java.util.Date engineGetCreationDate(java.lang.String alias)
Returns the creation date of the entry identified by the given alias.
Parameters:
alias - the alias name
Returns:
the creation date of this entry, or null if the given alias does not exist
Overrides:
engineGetCreationDate in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineSetKeyEntry

public void engineSetKeyEntry(java.lang.String alias,
                              java.security.Key key,
                              char[] password,
                              java.security.cert.Certificate[] chain)
                       throws java.security.KeyStoreException
Assigns the given key to the given alias, protecting it with the given password.

If the given key is of type java.security.PrivateKey, it must be accompanied by a certificate chain certifying the corresponding public key.

If the given alias already exists, the keystore information associated with it is overridden by the given key (and possibly certificate chain).

Parameters:
alias - the alias name
key - the key to be associated with the alias
password - the password to protect the key
chain - the certificate chain for the corresponding public key (only required if the given key is of type java.security.PrivateKey).
Throws:
java.security.KeyStoreException - if the given key cannot be protected, or this operation fails for some other reason
Overrides:
engineSetKeyEntry in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineSetKeyEntry

public void engineSetKeyEntry(java.lang.String alias,
                              byte[] key,
                              java.security.cert.Certificate[] chain)
                       throws java.security.KeyStoreException
Assigns the given key (that has already been protected) to the given alias.

If the protected key is of type java.security.PrivateKey, it must be accompanied by a certificate chain certifying the corresponding public key.

If the given alias already exists, the keystore information associated with it is overridden by the given key (and possibly certificate chain).

Parameters:
alias - the alias name
key - the key (in protected format) to be associated with the alias
chain - the certificate chain for the corresponding public key (only useful if the protected key is of type java.security.PrivateKey).
Throws:
java.security.KeyStoreException - if this operation fails.
Overrides:
engineSetKeyEntry in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineSetCertificateEntry

public void engineSetCertificateEntry(java.lang.String alias,
                                      java.security.cert.Certificate cert)
                               throws java.security.KeyStoreException
Assigns the given certificate to the given alias.

If the given alias already exists in this keystore and identifies a trusted certificate entry, the certificate associated with it is overridden by the given certificate.

Parameters:
alias - the alias name
cert - the certificate
Throws:
java.security.KeyStoreException - if the given alias already exists and does not identify a trusted certificate entry, or this operation fails for some other reason.
Overrides:
engineSetCertificateEntry in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineDeleteEntry

public void engineDeleteEntry(java.lang.String alias)
                       throws java.security.KeyStoreException
Deletes the entry identified by the given alias from this keystore.
Parameters:
alias - the alias name
Throws:
java.security.KeyStoreException - if the entry cannot be removed.
Overrides:
engineDeleteEntry in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineAliases

public java.util.Enumeration engineAliases()
Lists all the alias names of this keystore.
Returns:
enumeration of the alias names
Overrides:
engineAliases in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineContainsAlias

public boolean engineContainsAlias(java.lang.String alias)
Checks if the given alias exists in this keystore.
Parameters:
alias - the alias name
Returns:
true if the alias exists, false otherwise
Overrides:
engineContainsAlias in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineSize

public int engineSize()
Retrieves the number of entries in this keystore.
Returns:
the number of entries in this keystore
Overrides:
engineSize in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineIsKeyEntry

public boolean engineIsKeyEntry(java.lang.String alias)
Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias is a key entry, and false otherwise.
Returns:
true if the entry identified by the given alias is a key entry, false otherwise.
Overrides:
engineIsKeyEntry in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineIsCertificateEntry

public boolean engineIsCertificateEntry(java.lang.String alias)
Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias is a trusted certificate entry, and false otherwise.
Returns:
true if the entry identified by the given alias is a trusted certificate entry, false otherwise.
Overrides:
engineIsCertificateEntry in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineGetCertificateAlias

public java.lang.String engineGetCertificateAlias(java.security.cert.Certificate cert)
Returns the (alias) name of the first keystore entry whose certificate matches the given certificate.

This method attempts to match the given certificate with each keystore entry. If the entry being considered is a trusted certificate entry, the given certificate is compared to that entry's certificate. If the entry being considered is a key entry, the given certificate is compared to the first element of that entry's certificate chain (if a chain exists).

Parameters:
cert - the certificate to match with.
Returns:
the (alias) name of the first entry with matching certificate, or null if no such entry exists in this keystore.
Overrides:
engineGetCertificateAlias in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineStore

public void engineStore(java.io.OutputStream stream,
                        char[] password)
                 throws java.io.IOException,
                        java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                        java.security.cert.CertificateException
Stores this keystore to the given output stream, and protects its integrity with the given password.
Parameters:
stream - the output stream to which this keystore is written.
password - the password to generate the keystore integrity check
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if there was an I/O problem with data
java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException - if the appropriate data integrity algorithm could not be found
java.security.cert.CertificateException - if any of the certificates included in the keystore data could not be stored
Overrides:
engineStore in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi

engineLoad

public void engineLoad(java.io.InputStream stream,
                       char[] password)
                throws java.io.IOException,
                       java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                       java.security.cert.CertificateException
Loads the keystore from the given input stream.

If a password is given, it is used to check the integrity of the keystore data. Otherwise, the integrity of the keystore is not checked.

Parameters:
stream - the input stream from which the keystore is loaded
password - the (optional) password used to check the integrity of the keystore.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O or format problem with the keystore data
java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException - if the algorithm used to check the integrity of the keystore cannot be found
java.security.cert.CertificateException - if any of the certificates in the keystore could not be loaded
Overrides:
engineLoad in class java.security.KeyStoreSpi