gnu.javax.crypto.keyring

Interface IPublicKeyring

All Superinterfaces:
IKeyring
Known Implementing Classes:
GnuPublicKeyring

public interface IPublicKeyring
extends IKeyring

An interface for keyrings that contain trusted (by the owner) public credentials (incl. certificates).
See Also:
IKeyring

Fields inherited from interface gnu.javax.crypto.keyring.IKeyring

KEYRING_DATA_IN, KEYRING_DATA_OUT, KEYRING_PASSWORD

Method Summary

boolean
containsCertificate(String alias)
Tests if this keyring contains a certificate entry with the specified alias.
Certificate
getCertificate(String alias)
Returns a certificate that has the given alias, or null if this keyring has no such entry.
void
putCertificate(String alias, Certificate cert)
Adds a certificate in this keyring, with the given alias.

Methods inherited from interface gnu.javax.crypto.keyring.IKeyring

add, aliases, containsAlias, get, load, remove, reset, size, store

Method Details

containsCertificate

public boolean containsCertificate(String alias)
Tests if this keyring contains a certificate entry with the specified alias.
Parameters:
alias - The alias of the certificate to check.
Returns:
true if this keyring contains a certificate entry that has the given alias; false otherwise.

getCertificate

public Certificate getCertificate(String alias)
Returns a certificate that has the given alias, or null if this keyring has no such entry.
Parameters:
alias - The alias of the certificate to find.
Returns:
The certificate with the designated alias, or null if none found.

putCertificate

public void putCertificate(String alias,
                           Certificate cert)
Adds a certificate in this keyring, with the given alias.

What happens if there is already a certificate entry with this alias?

Parameters:
alias - The alias of this certificate entry.
cert - The certificate.

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