Added in API level 1

PKIXBuilderParameters

open class PKIXBuilderParameters : PKIXParameters
kotlin.Any
   ↳ java.security.cert.PKIXParameters
   ↳ java.security.cert.PKIXBuilderParameters

Parameters used as input for the PKIX CertPathBuilder algorithm.

A PKIX CertPathBuilder uses these parameters to build a CertPath which has been validated according to the PKIX certification path validation algorithm.

To instantiate a PKIXBuilderParameters object, an application must specify one or more most-trusted CAs as defined by the PKIX certification path validation algorithm. The most-trusted CA can be specified using one of two constructors. An application can call PKIXBuilderParameters(Set, CertSelector), specifying a Set of TrustAnchor objects, each of which identifies a most-trusted CA. Alternatively, an application can call PKIXBuilderParameters(KeyStore, CertSelector), specifying a KeyStore instance containing trusted certificate entries, each of which will be considered as a most-trusted CA.

In addition, an application must specify constraints on the target certificate that the CertPathBuilder will attempt to build a path to. The constraints are specified as a CertSelector object. These constraints should provide the CertPathBuilder with enough search criteria to find the target certificate. Minimal criteria for an X509Certificate usually include the subject name and/or one or more subject alternative names. If enough criteria is not specified, the CertPathBuilder may throw a CertPathBuilderException.

Concurrent Access

Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this class are not thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating separate objects need not synchronize.

Summary

Public constructors
PKIXBuilderParameters(trustAnchors: MutableSet<TrustAnchor!>!, targetConstraints: CertSelector!)

Creates an instance of PKIXBuilderParameters with the specified Set of most-trusted CAs.

PKIXBuilderParameters(keystore: KeyStore!, targetConstraints: CertSelector!)

Creates an instance of PKIXBuilderParameters that populates the set of most-trusted CAs from the trusted certificate entries contained in the specified KeyStore.

Public methods
open Int

Returns the value of the maximum number of intermediate non-self-issued certificates that may exist in a certification path.

open Unit
setMaxPathLength(maxPathLength: Int)

Sets the value of the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate certificates that may exist in a certification path.

open String

Returns a formatted string describing the parameters.

Inherited functions

Public constructors

PKIXBuilderParameters

Added in API level 1
PKIXBuilderParameters(
    trustAnchors: MutableSet<TrustAnchor!>!,
    targetConstraints: CertSelector!)

Creates an instance of PKIXBuilderParameters with the specified Set of most-trusted CAs. Each element of the set is a TrustAnchor.

Note that the Set is copied to protect against subsequent modifications.

Parameters
trustAnchors MutableSet<TrustAnchor!>!: a Set of TrustAnchors
targetConstraints CertSelector!: a CertSelector specifying the constraints on the target certificate
Exceptions
java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException if trustAnchors is empty (trustAnchors.isEmpty() == true)
java.lang.NullPointerException if trustAnchors is null
java.lang.ClassCastException if any of the elements of trustAnchors are not of type java.security.cert.TrustAnchor

PKIXBuilderParameters

Added in API level 1
PKIXBuilderParameters(
    keystore: KeyStore!,
    targetConstraints: CertSelector!)

Creates an instance of PKIXBuilderParameters that populates the set of most-trusted CAs from the trusted certificate entries contained in the specified KeyStore. Only keystore entries that contain trusted X509Certificates are considered; all other certificate types are ignored.

Parameters
keystore KeyStore!: a KeyStore from which the set of most-trusted CAs will be populated
targetConstraints CertSelector!: a CertSelector specifying the constraints on the target certificate
Exceptions
java.security.KeyStoreException if keystore has not been initialized
java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException if keystore does not contain at least one trusted certificate entry
java.lang.NullPointerException if keystore is null

Public methods

getMaxPathLength

Added in API level 1
open fun getMaxPathLength(): Int

Returns the value of the maximum number of intermediate non-self-issued certificates that may exist in a certification path. See the setMaxPathLength method for more details.

Return
Int the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate certificates that may exist in a certification path, or -1 if there is no limit

setMaxPathLength

Added in API level 1
open fun setMaxPathLength(maxPathLength: Int): Unit

Sets the value of the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate certificates that may exist in a certification path. A certificate is self-issued if the DNs that appear in the subject and issuer fields are identical and are not empty. Note that the last certificate in a certification path is not an intermediate certificate, and is not included in this limit. Usually the last certificate is an end entity certificate, but it can be a CA certificate. A PKIX CertPathBuilder instance must not build paths longer than the length specified.

A value of 0 implies that the path can only contain a single certificate. A value of -1 implies that the path length is unconstrained (i.e. there is no maximum). The default maximum path length, if not specified, is 5. Setting a value less than -1 will cause an exception to be thrown.

If any of the CA certificates contain the BasicConstraintsExtension, the value of the pathLenConstraint field of the extension overrides the maximum path length parameter whenever the result is a certification path of smaller length.

Parameters
maxPathLength Int: the maximum number of non-self-issued intermediate certificates that may exist in a certification path
Exceptions
java.security.InvalidParameterException if maxPathLength is set to a value less than -1

toString

Added in API level 1
open fun toString(): String

Returns a formatted string describing the parameters.

Return
String a formatted string describing the parameters