Package eu.emi.security.authn.x509.helpers

Class KeyStoreHelper

java.lang.Object
eu.emi.security.authn.x509.helpers.KeyStoreHelper
public class KeyStoreHelper extends Object
KeyStore class utility helpers
Author:
K. Benedyczak

  • Constructor Details

    • KeyStoreHelper

      public KeyStoreHelper()

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      @Deprecated public static KeyStore getInstance(String type) throws KeyStoreException
      Deprecated.
      use other methods from this class.
      Creates an instance of KeyStore using our custom logic for choosing a provider: BC for PKCS12 and default for others.
      Parameters:
      type - keystore type, usually PKCS12 or JKS
      Returns:
      keystore object instance. It is not loaded/initialized.
      Throws:
      KeyStoreException - if there is no provider supporting keystore type

    • getInstanceForTrust

      public static KeyStore getInstanceForTrust(String type) throws KeyStoreException
      Creates an instance of KeyStore which should be used as a truststore, using our custom logic for choosing a provider: BC for PKCS12 and default for others. Usage of default provider for PKCS12 makes it not usable as a trust anchor store (bug/'feature' in JDK?). BC-created Keystore is universal but in many cases requires the unlimited strength crypto policy.
      Parameters:
      type - keystore type, usually PKCS12 or JKS
      Returns:
      keystore object instance. It is not loaded/initialized.
      Throws:
      KeyStoreException - if there is no provider supporting keystore type

    • getInstanceForCredential

      public static KeyStore getInstanceForCredential(String type) throws KeyStoreException
      Creates an instance of KeyStore which should be used for loading/storing credentials. A default provider is used. The default provider in the most cases doesn't need unlimited strength cryptography installed.
      Parameters:
      type - keystore type, usually PKCS12 or JKS
      Returns:
      keystore object instance. It is not loaded/initialized.
      Throws:
      KeyStoreException - if there is no provider supporting keystore type