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25
26package java.security.cert;
27
28import java.math.BigInteger;
29import java.security.Principal;
30import java.security.PublicKey;
31import java.util.Collection;
32import java.util.Date;
33import java.util.List;
34import javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal;
35
36import sun.security.x509.X509CertImpl;
37
38/**
39 * <p>
40 * Abstract class for X.509 certificates. This provides a standard
41 * way to access all the attributes of an X.509 certificate.
42 * <p>
43 * In June of 1996, the basic X.509 v3 format was completed by
44 * ISO/IEC and ANSI X9, which is described below in ASN.1:
45 * <pre>
46 * Certificate ::= SEQUENCE {
47 * tbsCertificate TBSCertificate,
48 * signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,
49 * signature BIT STRING }
50 * </pre>
51 * <p>
52 * These certificates are widely used to support authentication and
53 * other functionality in Internet security systems. Common applications
54 * include Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM), Transport Layer Security (SSL),
55 * code signing for trusted software distribution, and Secure Electronic
56 * Transactions (SET).
57 * <p>
58 * These certificates are managed and vouched for by <em>Certificate
59 * Authorities</em> (CAs). CAs are services which create certificates by
60 * placing data in the X.509 standard format and then digitally signing
61 * that data. CAs act as trusted third parties, making introductions
62 * between principals who have no direct knowledge of each other.
63 * CA certificates are either signed by themselves, or by some other
64 * CA such as a "root" CA.
65 * <p>
66 * More information can be found in
67 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3280.txt">RFC 3280: Internet X.509
68 * Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile</a>.
69 * <p>
70 * The ASN.1 definition of <code>tbsCertificate</code> is:
71 * <pre>
72 * TBSCertificate ::= SEQUENCE {
73 * version [0] EXPLICIT Version DEFAULT v1,
74 * serialNumber CertificateSerialNumber,
75 * signature AlgorithmIdentifier,
76 * issuer Name,
77 * validity Validity,
78 * subject Name,
79 * subjectPublicKeyInfo SubjectPublicKeyInfo,
80 * issuerUniqueID [1] IMPLICIT UniqueIdentifier OPTIONAL,
81 * -- If present, version must be v2 or v3
82 * subjectUniqueID [2] IMPLICIT UniqueIdentifier OPTIONAL,
83 * -- If present, version must be v2 or v3
84 * extensions [3] EXPLICIT Extensions OPTIONAL
85 * -- If present, version must be v3
86 * }
87 * </pre>
88 * <p>
89 * Certificates are instantiated using a certificate factory. The following is
90 * an example of how to instantiate an X.509 certificate:
91 * <pre>
92 * InputStream inStream = null;
93 * try {
94 * inStream = new FileInputStream("fileName-of-cert");
95 * CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
96 * X509Certificate cert = (X509Certificate)cf.generateCertificate(inStream);
97 * } finally {
98 * if (inStream != null) {
99 * inStream.close();
100 * }
101 * }
102 * </pre>
103 *
104 * @author Hemma Prafullchandra
105 *
106 *
107 * @see Certificate
108 * @see CertificateFactory
109 * @see X509Extension
110 */
111
112public abstract class X509Certificate extends Certificate
113implements X509Extension {
114
115 private static final long serialVersionUID = -2491127588187038216L;
116
117 private transient X500Principal subjectX500Principal, issuerX500Principal;
118
119 /**
120 * Constructor for X.509 certificates.
121 */
122 protected X509Certificate() {
123 super("X.509");
124 }
125
126 /**
127 * Checks that the certificate is currently valid. It is if
128 * the current date and time are within the validity period given in the
129 * certificate.
130 * <p>
131 * The validity period consists of two date/time values:
132 * the first and last dates (and times) on which the certificate
133 * is valid. It is defined in
134 * ASN.1 as:
135 * <pre>
136 * validity Validity<p>
137 * Validity ::= SEQUENCE {
138 * notBefore CertificateValidityDate,
139 * notAfter CertificateValidityDate }<p>
140 * CertificateValidityDate ::= CHOICE {
141 * utcTime UTCTime,
142 * generalTime GeneralizedTime }
143 * </pre>
144 *
145 * @exception CertificateExpiredException if the certificate has expired.
146 * @exception CertificateNotYetValidException if the certificate is not
147 * yet valid.
148 */
149 public abstract void checkValidity()
150 throws CertificateExpiredException, CertificateNotYetValidException;
151
152 /**
153 * Checks that the given date is within the certificate's
154 * validity period. In other words, this determines whether the
155 * certificate would be valid at the given date/time.
156 *
157 * @param date the Date to check against to see if this certificate
158 * is valid at that date/time.
159 *
160 * @exception CertificateExpiredException if the certificate has expired
161 * with respect to the <code>date</code> supplied.
162 * @exception CertificateNotYetValidException if the certificate is not
163 * yet valid with respect to the <code>date</code> supplied.
164 *
165 * @see #checkValidity()
166 */
167 public abstract void checkValidity(Date date)
168 throws CertificateExpiredException, CertificateNotYetValidException;
169
170 /**
171 * Gets the <code>version</code> (version number) value from the
172 * certificate.
173 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
174 * <pre>
175 * version [0] EXPLICIT Version DEFAULT v1<p>
176 * Version ::= INTEGER { v1(0), v2(1), v3(2) }
177 * </pre>
178 * @return the version number, i.e. 1, 2 or 3.
179 */
180 public abstract int getVersion();
181
182 /**
183 * Gets the <code>serialNumber</code> value from the certificate.
184 * The serial number is an integer assigned by the certification
185 * authority to each certificate. It must be unique for each
186 * certificate issued by a given CA (i.e., the issuer name and
187 * serial number identify a unique certificate).
188 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
189 * <pre>
190 * serialNumber CertificateSerialNumber<p>
191 *
192 * CertificateSerialNumber ::= INTEGER
193 * </pre>
194 *
195 * @return the serial number.
196 */
197 public abstract BigInteger getSerialNumber();
198
199 /**
200 * <strong>Denigrated</strong>, replaced by {@linkplain
201 * #getIssuerX500Principal()}. This method returns the <code>issuer</code>
202 * as an implementation specific Principal object, which should not be
203 * relied upon by portable code.
204 *
205 * <p>
206 * Gets the <code>issuer</code> (issuer distinguished name) value from
207 * the certificate. The issuer name identifies the entity that signed (and
208 * issued) the certificate.
209 *
210 * <p>The issuer name field contains an
211 * X.500 distinguished name (DN).
212 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
213 * <pre>
214 * issuer Name<p>
215 *
216 * Name ::= CHOICE { RDNSequence }
217 * RDNSequence ::= SEQUENCE OF RelativeDistinguishedName
218 * RelativeDistinguishedName ::=
219 * SET OF AttributeValueAssertion
220 *
221 * AttributeValueAssertion ::= SEQUENCE {
222 * AttributeType,
223 * AttributeValue }
224 * AttributeType ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER
225 * AttributeValue ::= ANY
226 * </pre>
227 * The <code>Name</code> describes a hierarchical name composed of
228 * attributes,
229 * such as country name, and corresponding values, such as US.
230 * The type of the <code>AttributeValue</code> component is determined by
231 * the <code>AttributeType</code>; in general it will be a
232 * <code>directoryString</code>. A <code>directoryString</code> is usually
233 * one of <code>PrintableString</code>,
234 * <code>TeletexString</code> or <code>UniversalString</code>.
235 *
236 * @return a Principal whose name is the issuer distinguished name.
237 */
238 public abstract Principal getIssuerDN();
239
240 /**
241 * Returns the issuer (issuer distinguished name) value from the
242 * certificate as an <code>X500Principal</code>.
243 * <p>
244 * It is recommended that subclasses override this method.
245 *
246 * @return an <code>X500Principal</code> representing the issuer
247 * distinguished name
248 * @since 1.4
249 */
250 public X500Principal getIssuerX500Principal() {
251 if (issuerX500Principal == null) {
252 issuerX500Principal = X509CertImpl.getIssuerX500Principal(this);
253 }
254 return issuerX500Principal;
255 }
256
257 /**
258 * <strong>Denigrated</strong>, replaced by {@linkplain
259 * #getSubjectX500Principal()}. This method returns the <code>subject</code>
260 * as an implementation specific Principal object, which should not be
261 * relied upon by portable code.
262 *
263 * <p>
264 * Gets the <code>subject</code> (subject distinguished name) value
265 * from the certificate. If the <code>subject</code> value is empty,
266 * then the <code>getName()</code> method of the returned
267 * <code>Principal</code> object returns an empty string ("").
268 *
269 * <p> The ASN.1 definition for this is:
270 * <pre>
271 * subject Name
272 * </pre>
273 *
274 * <p>See {@link #getIssuerDN() getIssuerDN} for <code>Name</code>
275 * and other relevant definitions.
276 *
277 * @return a Principal whose name is the subject name.
278 */
279 public abstract Principal getSubjectDN();
280
281 /**
282 * Returns the subject (subject distinguished name) value from the
283 * certificate as an <code>X500Principal</code>. If the subject value
284 * is empty, then the <code>getName()</code> method of the returned
285 * <code>X500Principal</code> object returns an empty string ("").
286 * <p>
287 * It is recommended that subclasses override this method.
288 *
289 * @return an <code>X500Principal</code> representing the subject
290 * distinguished name
291 * @since 1.4
292 */
293 public X500Principal getSubjectX500Principal() {
294 if (subjectX500Principal == null) {
295 subjectX500Principal = X509CertImpl.getSubjectX500Principal(this);
296 }
297 return subjectX500Principal;
298 }
299
300 /**
301 * Gets the <code>notBefore</code> date from the validity period of
302 * the certificate.
303 * The relevant ASN.1 definitions are:
304 * <pre>
305 * validity Validity<p>
306 *
307 * Validity ::= SEQUENCE {
308 * notBefore CertificateValidityDate,
309 * notAfter CertificateValidityDate }<p>
310 * CertificateValidityDate ::= CHOICE {
311 * utcTime UTCTime,
312 * generalTime GeneralizedTime }
313 * </pre>
314 *
315 * @return the start date of the validity period.
316 * @see #checkValidity
317 */
318 public abstract Date getNotBefore();
319
320 /**
321 * Gets the <code>notAfter</code> date from the validity period of
322 * the certificate. See {@link #getNotBefore() getNotBefore}
323 * for relevant ASN.1 definitions.
324 *
325 * @return the end date of the validity period.
326 * @see #checkValidity
327 */
328 public abstract Date getNotAfter();
329
330 /**
331 * Gets the DER-encoded certificate information, the
332 * <code>tbsCertificate</code> from this certificate.
333 * This can be used to verify the signature independently.
334 *
335 * @return the DER-encoded certificate information.
336 * @exception CertificateEncodingException if an encoding error occurs.
337 */
338 public abstract byte[] getTBSCertificate()
339 throws CertificateEncodingException;
340
341 /**
342 * Gets the <code>signature</code> value (the raw signature bits) from
343 * the certificate.
344 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
345 * <pre>
346 * signature BIT STRING
347 * </pre>
348 *
349 * @return the signature.
350 */
351 public abstract byte[] getSignature();
352
353 /**
354 * Gets the signature algorithm name for the certificate
355 * signature algorithm. An example is the string "SHA-1/DSA".
356 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
357 * <pre>
358 * signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier<p>
359 * AlgorithmIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {
360 * algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
361 * parameters ANY DEFINED BY algorithm OPTIONAL }
362 * -- contains a value of the type
363 * -- registered for use with the
364 * -- algorithm object identifier value
365 * </pre>
366 *
367 * <p>The algorithm name is determined from the <code>algorithm</code>
368 * OID string.
369 *
370 * @return the signature algorithm name.
371 */
372 public abstract String getSigAlgName();
373
374 /**
375 * Gets the signature algorithm OID string from the certificate.
376 * An OID is represented by a set of nonnegative whole numbers separated
377 * by periods.
378 * For example, the string "1.2.840.10040.4.3" identifies the SHA-1
379 * with DSA signature algorithm defined in
380 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3279.txt">RFC 3279: Algorithms and
381 * Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate
382 * and CRL Profile</a>.
383 *
384 * <p>See {@link #getSigAlgName() getSigAlgName} for
385 * relevant ASN.1 definitions.
386 *
387 * @return the signature algorithm OID string.
388 */
389 public abstract String getSigAlgOID();
390
391 /**
392 * Gets the DER-encoded signature algorithm parameters from this
393 * certificate's signature algorithm. In most cases, the signature
394 * algorithm parameters are null; the parameters are usually
395 * supplied with the certificate's public key.
396 * If access to individual parameter values is needed then use
397 * {@link java.security.AlgorithmParameters AlgorithmParameters}
398 * and instantiate with the name returned by
399 * {@link #getSigAlgName() getSigAlgName}.
400 *
401 * <p>See {@link #getSigAlgName() getSigAlgName} for
402 * relevant ASN.1 definitions.
403 *
404 * @return the DER-encoded signature algorithm parameters, or
405 * null if no parameters are present.
406 */
407 public abstract byte[] getSigAlgParams();
408
409 /**
410 * Gets the <code>issuerUniqueID</code> value from the certificate.
411 * The issuer unique identifier is present in the certificate
412 * to handle the possibility of reuse of issuer names over time.
413 * RFC 3280 recommends that names not be reused and that
414 * conforming certificates not make use of unique identifiers.
415 * Applications conforming to that profile should be capable of
416 * parsing unique identifiers and making comparisons.
417 *
418 * <p>The ASN.1 definition for this is:
419 * <pre>
420 * issuerUniqueID [1] IMPLICIT UniqueIdentifier OPTIONAL<p>
421 * UniqueIdentifier ::= BIT STRING
422 * </pre>
423 *
424 * @return the issuer unique identifier or null if it is not
425 * present in the certificate.
426 */
427 public abstract boolean[] getIssuerUniqueID();
428
429 /**
430 * Gets the <code>subjectUniqueID</code> value from the certificate.
431 *
432 * <p>The ASN.1 definition for this is:
433 * <pre>
434 * subjectUniqueID [2] IMPLICIT UniqueIdentifier OPTIONAL<p>
435 * UniqueIdentifier ::= BIT STRING
436 * </pre>
437 *
438 * @return the subject unique identifier or null if it is not
439 * present in the certificate.
440 */
441 public abstract boolean[] getSubjectUniqueID();
442
443 /**
444 * Gets a boolean array representing bits of
445 * the <code>KeyUsage</code> extension, (OID = 2.5.29.15).
446 * The key usage extension defines the purpose (e.g., encipherment,
447 * signature, certificate signing) of the key contained in the
448 * certificate.
449 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
450 * <pre>
451 * KeyUsage ::= BIT STRING {
452 * digitalSignature (0),
453 * nonRepudiation (1),
454 * keyEncipherment (2),
455 * dataEncipherment (3),
456 * keyAgreement (4),
457 * keyCertSign (5),
458 * cRLSign (6),
459 * encipherOnly (7),
460 * decipherOnly (8) }
461 * </pre>
462 * RFC 3280 recommends that when used, this be marked
463 * as a critical extension.
464 *
465 * @return the KeyUsage extension of this certificate, represented as
466 * an array of booleans. The order of KeyUsage values in the array is
467 * the same as in the above ASN.1 definition. The array will contain a
468 * value for each KeyUsage defined above. If the KeyUsage list encoded
469 * in the certificate is longer than the above list, it will not be
470 * truncated. Returns null if this certificate does not
471 * contain a KeyUsage extension.
472 */
473 public abstract boolean[] getKeyUsage();
474
475 /**
476 * Gets an unmodifiable list of Strings representing the OBJECT
477 * IDENTIFIERs of the <code>ExtKeyUsageSyntax</code> field of the
478 * extended key usage extension, (OID = 2.5.29.37). It indicates
479 * one or more purposes for which the certified public key may be
480 * used, in addition to or in place of the basic purposes
481 * indicated in the key usage extension field. The ASN.1
482 * definition for this is:
483 * <pre>
484 * ExtKeyUsageSyntax ::= SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF KeyPurposeId<p>
485 *
486 * KeyPurposeId ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER<p>
487 * </pre>
488 *
489 * Key purposes may be defined by any organization with a
490 * need. Object identifiers used to identify key purposes shall be
491 * assigned in accordance with IANA or ITU-T Rec. X.660 |
492 * ISO/IEC/ITU 9834-1.
493 * <p>
494 * This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform Standard
495 * Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with existing
496 * service providers, this method is not <code>abstract</code>
497 * and it provides a default implementation. Subclasses
498 * should override this method with a correct implementation.
499 *
500 * @return the ExtendedKeyUsage extension of this certificate,
501 * as an unmodifiable list of object identifiers represented
502 * as Strings. Returns null if this certificate does not
503 * contain an ExtendedKeyUsage extension.
504 * @throws CertificateParsingException if the extension cannot be decoded
505 * @since 1.4
506 */
507 public List<String> getExtendedKeyUsage() throws CertificateParsingException {
508 return X509CertImpl.getExtendedKeyUsage(this);
509 }
510
511 /**
512 * Gets the certificate constraints path length from the
513 * critical <code>BasicConstraints</code> extension, (OID = 2.5.29.19).
514 * <p>
515 * The basic constraints extension identifies whether the subject
516 * of the certificate is a Certificate Authority (CA) and
517 * how deep a certification path may exist through that CA. The
518 * <code>pathLenConstraint</code> field (see below) is meaningful
519 * only if <code>cA</code> is set to TRUE. In this case, it gives the
520 * maximum number of CA certificates that may follow this certificate in a
521 * certification path. A value of zero indicates that only an end-entity
522 * certificate may follow in the path.
523 * <p>
524 * The ASN.1 definition for this is:
525 * <pre>
526 * BasicConstraints ::= SEQUENCE {
527 * cA BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
528 * pathLenConstraint INTEGER (0..MAX) OPTIONAL }
529 * </pre>
530 *
531 * @return the value of <code>pathLenConstraint</code> if the
532 * BasicConstraints extension is present in the certificate and the
533 * subject of the certificate is a CA, otherwise -1.
534 * If the subject of the certificate is a CA and
535 * <code>pathLenConstraint</code> does not appear,
536 * <code>Integer.MAX_VALUE</code> is returned to indicate that there is no
537 * limit to the allowed length of the certification path.
538 */
539 public abstract int getBasicConstraints();
540
541 /**
542 * Gets an immutable collection of subject alternative names from the
543 * <code>SubjectAltName</code> extension, (OID = 2.5.29.17).
544 * <p>
545 * The ASN.1 definition of the <code>SubjectAltName</code> extension is:
546 * <pre>
547 * SubjectAltName ::= GeneralNames
548 *
549 * GeneralNames :: = SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF GeneralName
550 *
551 * GeneralName ::= CHOICE {
552 * otherName [0] OtherName,
553 * rfc822Name [1] IA5String,
554 * dNSName [2] IA5String,
555 * x400Address [3] ORAddress,
556 * directoryName [4] Name,
557 * ediPartyName [5] EDIPartyName,
558 * uniformResourceIdentifier [6] IA5String,
559 * iPAddress [7] OCTET STRING,
560 * registeredID [8] OBJECT IDENTIFIER}
561 * </pre>
562 * <p>
563 * If this certificate does not contain a <code>SubjectAltName</code>
564 * extension, <code>null</code> is returned. Otherwise, a
565 * <code>Collection</code> is returned with an entry representing each
566 * <code>GeneralName</code> included in the extension. Each entry is a
567 * <code>List</code> whose first entry is an <code>Integer</code>
568 * (the name type, 0-8) and whose second entry is a <code>String</code>
569 * or a byte array (the name, in string or ASN.1 DER encoded form,
570 * respectively).
571 * <p>
572 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc822.txt">RFC 822</a>, DNS, and URI
573 * names are returned as <code>String</code>s,
574 * using the well-established string formats for those types (subject to
575 * the restrictions included in RFC 3280). IPv4 address names are
576 * returned using dotted quad notation. IPv6 address names are returned
577 * in the form "a1:a2:...:a8", where a1-a8 are hexadecimal values
578 * representing the eight 16-bit pieces of the address. OID names are
579 * returned as <code>String</code>s represented as a series of nonnegative
580 * integers separated by periods. And directory names (distinguished names)
581 * are returned in <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2253.txt">
582 * RFC 2253</a> string format. No standard string format is
583 * defined for otherNames, X.400 names, EDI party names, or any
584 * other type of names. They are returned as byte arrays
585 * containing the ASN.1 DER encoded form of the name.
586 * <p>
587 * Note that the <code>Collection</code> returned may contain more
588 * than one name of the same type. Also, note that the returned
589 * <code>Collection</code> is immutable and any entries containing byte
590 * arrays are cloned to protect against subsequent modifications.
591 * <p>
592 * This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform Standard
593 * Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with existing
594 * service providers, this method is not <code>abstract</code>
595 * and it provides a default implementation. Subclasses
596 * should override this method with a correct implementation.
597 *
598 * @return an immutable <code>Collection</code> of subject alternative
599 * names (or <code>null</code>)
600 * @throws CertificateParsingException if the extension cannot be decoded
601 * @since 1.4
602 */
603 public Collection<List<?>> getSubjectAlternativeNames()
604 throws CertificateParsingException {
605 return X509CertImpl.getSubjectAlternativeNames(this);
606 }
607
608 /**
609 * Gets an immutable collection of issuer alternative names from the
610 * <code>IssuerAltName</code> extension, (OID = 2.5.29.18).
611 * <p>
612 * The ASN.1 definition of the <code>IssuerAltName</code> extension is:
613 * <pre>
614 * IssuerAltName ::= GeneralNames
615 * </pre>
616 * The ASN.1 definition of <code>GeneralNames</code> is defined
617 * in {@link #getSubjectAlternativeNames getSubjectAlternativeNames}.
618 * <p>
619 * If this certificate does not contain an <code>IssuerAltName</code>
620 * extension, <code>null</code> is returned. Otherwise, a
621 * <code>Collection</code> is returned with an entry representing each
622 * <code>GeneralName</code> included in the extension. Each entry is a
623 * <code>List</code> whose first entry is an <code>Integer</code>
624 * (the name type, 0-8) and whose second entry is a <code>String</code>
625 * or a byte array (the name, in string or ASN.1 DER encoded form,
626 * respectively). For more details about the formats used for each
627 * name type, see the <code>getSubjectAlternativeNames</code> method.
628 * <p>
629 * Note that the <code>Collection</code> returned may contain more
630 * than one name of the same type. Also, note that the returned
631 * <code>Collection</code> is immutable and any entries containing byte
632 * arrays are cloned to protect against subsequent modifications.
633 * <p>
634 * This method was added to version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform Standard
635 * Edition. In order to maintain backwards compatibility with existing
636 * service providers, this method is not <code>abstract</code>
637 * and it provides a default implementation. Subclasses
638 * should override this method with a correct implementation.
639 *
640 * @return an immutable <code>Collection</code> of issuer alternative
641 * names (or <code>null</code>)
642 * @throws CertificateParsingException if the extension cannot be decoded
643 * @since 1.4
644 */
645 public Collection<List<?>> getIssuerAlternativeNames()
646 throws CertificateParsingException {
647 return X509CertImpl.getIssuerAlternativeNames(this);
648 }
649}