Package eu.europa.esig.dss.spi.x509

Class CandidatesForSigningCertificate

java.lang.Object

eu.europa.esig.dss.spi.x509.CandidatesForSigningCertificate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class CandidatesForSigningCertificate
extends Object
implements Serializable

This class holds the list of the candidates for the signing certificate of the main signature.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CandidatesForSigningCertificate()	Default constructor with null or empty values

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	add(CertificateValidity certificateValidity)	This method allows to add a candidate for the signing certificate.
List<CertificateValidity>	getCertificateValidityList()	Gets a certificate validity list
CertificateValidity	getTheBestCandidate()	This method returns the best candidate for the signing certificate.
CertificateValidity	getTheCertificateValidity()	The theSigningCertificateValidity object must be set before.
boolean	isEmpty()	This method tests if any candidate is known
void	setTheCertificateValidity(CertificateValidity theCertificateValidity)	This method allows to set the SigningCertificateValidity object after the verification of its signature.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CandidatesForSigningCertificate

public CandidatesForSigningCertificate()

Default constructor with null or empty values

Method Details

getCertificateValidityList

public List<CertificateValidity> getCertificateValidityList()

Gets a certificate validity list

Returns:

the list of candidates for the signing certificate.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

This method tests if any candidate is known

Returns:

true is no candidate is known

add

public void add(CertificateValidity certificateValidity)

This method allows to add a candidate for the signing certificate.

Parameters:

certificateValidity - A new candidate with its validity.

setTheCertificateValidity

public void setTheCertificateValidity(CertificateValidity theCertificateValidity)

This method allows to set the SigningCertificateValidity object after the verification of its signature. theSigningCertificateValidity object must be in the list of the candidates.

Parameters:

theCertificateValidity - the certain signing certificate validity object

getTheCertificateValidity

public CertificateValidity getTheCertificateValidity()

The theSigningCertificateValidity object must be set before.

Returns:

the signing certificate validity SigningCertificateValidity or null if such a certificate was not identified.

getTheBestCandidate

public CertificateValidity getTheBestCandidate()

This method returns the best candidate for the signing certificate. The only way to be sure that it is the right one is to validate the signature.

Returns:

The valid signing certificate, if there is no valid certificate then the first one is returned.