com.entrust.toolkit.credentials

Interface CapiCertFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

CapiSearchFilter, CertIdentityCertFilter, UnverifiedCertFilter

public interface CapiCertFilter

A CapiCertFilter is used by CapiIdentities to determine if a CertContext is acceptable based on criteria that is defined in method acceptCertificate(CertContext, CertStore). If a certificate is acceptable, this method will return true, if not acceptable it will return false.

Since:

8.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	acceptCertificate(CertContext certificate, CertStore certStore) This method is used to determine if a CertContext is acceptable based on criteria that is defined by this method.

Method Detail

acceptCertificate

boolean acceptCertificate(CertContext certificate,
                          CertStore certStore)

This method is used to determine if a CertContext is acceptable based on criteria that is defined by this method. If a certificate is acceptable, this method will return true, if not acceptable it will return false.

The CertStore is the CertStore where CertContext was retrieved, and may be useful when defining the criteria for acceptable certificates. Null is acceptable

Parameters:

certificate - The CertContext that will be checked for acceptability.

certStore - The CertStore that was used to retrieve the certificate

Returns:

True if the certificate if acceptable, false if it is not acceptable