Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

org.eclipse.osgi.signedcontent
Interface SignerInfo


public interface SignerInfo

A SignerInfo object represents a single signer chain.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:
3.4
Restriction
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary
 Certificate[] getCertificateChain()
          Returns the certificate chain
 String getMessageDigestAlgorithm()
          Returns the MessageDigest algorithm used to verify content signed by this signer info.
 Certificate getTrustAnchor()
          Returns the certificate trust anchor used to establish authenticity.
 boolean isTrusted()
          Returns true if the trust anchor has been authenticated.
 

Method Detail

getCertificateChain

public Certificate[] getCertificateChain()
Returns the certificate chain

Returns:
the certificate chain

getTrustAnchor

public Certificate getTrustAnchor()
Returns the certificate trust anchor used to establish authenticity. If authenticity cannot be established then null is returned.

Returns:
the trust anchor

isTrusted

public boolean isTrusted()
Returns true if the trust anchor has been authenticated. This is a convenience method equivalent to calling getTrustAnchor() != null

Returns:
true if the the signer info is trusted

getMessageDigestAlgorithm

public String getMessageDigestAlgorithm()
Returns the MessageDigest algorithm used to verify content signed by this signer info.

Returns:
the algorithm

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