org.eclipse.higgins.icard
Interface IInformationCard

All Superinterfaces:

ICard, IClaimContainer, IClaimTypeContainer

All Known Subinterfaces:

IManagedInformationCard, IPersonalInformationCard

public interface IInformationCard
extends ICard

Represents CardSpace-interoperable I-Card

Method Summary

IInformationCardExtension	addExtension(IElement extension)
IInformationCardExtension[]	getExtensions()
byte[]	getHashSalt() Random entropy used for computing the PPID claim value for the card
byte[]	getIssuerID()
byte[]	getMasterKey() Used as the entropy to generate the token signing key
byte[]	getRawMasterKey()
boolean	hasExtensions()
void	removeExtension(IInformationCardExtension extension) Remove an extension from the card

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.higgins.icard.ICard

applyUpdates, beginUpdates, cancelUpdates, getClaimByLocalName, getCUID, getDescription, getID, getImage, getImageType, getIssuer, getIssuerName, getName, getProvider, getRequiredCredentials, getSupportedClaimTypesUris, getSupportedTokenTypes, getTimeExpires, getTimeIssued, getTimeLastUpdated, getType, getVersion, isClaimsRetrieved, isEditable, isEditMode, isFormatSupported, isSelfIssued, setImage, setIssuerName, setName, setTimeExpires, toElement

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.higgins.icard.IClaimContainer

createClaim, getClaim, getClaims, setClaim

Method Detail

getHashSalt

byte[] getHashSalt()

Random entropy used for computing the PPID claim value for the card

Returns:

getRawMasterKey

byte[] getRawMasterKey()

Returns:

If card is not pin-protected returns master key, otherwise returns encrypted master key.

Throws:

CardException

getMasterKey

byte[] getMasterKey()
                    throws CardException

Used as the entropy to generate the token signing key

Returns:

Throws:

CardException

getIssuerID

byte[] getIssuerID()

Returns:

hasExtensions

boolean hasExtensions()

Returns:

true if this card has any extension, otherwise false

getExtensions

IInformationCardExtension[] getExtensions()

Returns:

Extensions of this card

addExtension

IInformationCardExtension addExtension(IElement extension)
                                       throws CardException

Parameters:

extension -

Returns:

Throws:

CardException - If this card is not in edit mode

removeExtension

void removeExtension(IInformationCardExtension extension)
                     throws CardException

Remove an extension from the card

Parameters:

extension -

Throws:

CardException - If this card is not in edit mode