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   oracle.security.crypto.cert.Certificate
oracle.security.crypto.cert.Certificate
An abstract certificate class. A certificate is a binding of a public key and a holder, together with some means to verify this binding.
This is an abstract class. Subclasses need to implement the verify() methods.
| Field Summary | |
| protected Entity | holderThe holder of the certificate. | 
| protected PublicKey | keyThe public key associated with the certificate. | 
| Constructor Summary | |
| protected | Certificate() | 
| Method Summary | |
| Entity | getHolder()Returns the holder of this certificate. | 
| PublicKey | getKey()Deprecated. Replaced by getPublicKey(). | 
| PublicKey | getPublicKey()Returns the public key associated with this certificate. | 
| abstract boolean | verify()Verifies this certificate. | 
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object | 
| clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait | 
| Field Detail | 
protected Entity holder
protected PublicKey key
| Constructor Detail | 
protected Certificate()
| Method Detail | 
public abstract boolean verify()
                        throws AuthenticationException
true if this certificate is valid, otherwise falseAuthenticationException - If the verification operation could not be performed for some reason (for example, a necessary credential or token has the wrong format)public PublicKey getKey()
getPublicKey().public PublicKey getPublicKey()
public Entity getHolder()
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