Package org.bitcoinj.crypto

Class X509Utils

java.lang.Object

org.bitcoinj.crypto.X509Utils

public class X509Utils
extends Object

X509Utils provides tools for working with X.509 certificates and keystores, as used in the BIP 70 payment protocol. For more details on this, see PaymentSession, the article "Working with the payment protocol" on the bitcoinj website, or the Bitcoin developer guide.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
X509Utils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getDisplayNameFromCertificate(X509Certificate certificate, boolean withLocation)	Returns either a string that "sums up" the certificate for humans, in a similar manner to what you might see in a web browser, or null if one cannot be extracted.
static KeyStore	loadKeyStore(String keystoreType, String keystorePassword, InputStream is)	Returns a key store loaded from the given stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

X509Utils

public X509Utils()

Method Details

getDisplayNameFromCertificate

@Nullable
public static String getDisplayNameFromCertificate(@Nonnull
 X509Certificate certificate,
 boolean withLocation)
                                            throws CertificateParsingException

Returns either a string that "sums up" the certificate for humans, in a similar manner to what you might see in a web browser, or null if one cannot be extracted. This will typically be the common name (CN) field, but can also be the org (O) field, org+location+country if withLocation is set, or the email address for S/MIME certificates.

Throws:

CertificateParsingException

loadKeyStore

public static KeyStore loadKeyStore(String keystoreType,
 @Nullable
 String keystorePassword,
 InputStream is)
                             throws KeyStoreException

Returns a key store loaded from the given stream. Just a convenience around the Java APIs.

Throws:

KeyStoreException