WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference: Interface TrustManager

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WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference

weblogic.webservice.client
Interface TrustManager

public interface TrustManager
extends com.certicom.net.ssl.TrustManager

The TrustManager interface permits the user to override certain validation errors in the peer's certificate chain and allow the handshake to continue. This interface also permits the user to perform additional validation on the peer certificate chain and interrupt the handshake if need be.

Author:: Copyright © 2002 BEA Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Fields inherited from class com.certicom.net.ssl.TrustManager

ERR_CERT_CHAIN_INCOMPLETE,  
ERR_CERT_CHAIN_INVALID,  
ERR_CERT_CHAIN_UNTRUSTED,  
ERR_CERT_EXPIRED,  
ERR_NONE,  
ERR_SIGNATURE_INVALID

Method Summary
`boolean`	`certificateCallback(javax.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain, int validateErr, java.lang.Object certificateCallbackRef)` Called by the adapter when a peer presents a certificate chain.

Method Detail

certificateCallback

public boolean certificateCallback(javax.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain,
                                   int validateErr,
                                   java.lang.Object certificateCallbackRef)

Called by the adapter when a peer presents a certificate chain. This can be used to override certain errors in the peer certificate chain to allow the handshake to continue. The parameter validateErr indicates the validation errors present in the certificate chain. validateErr has the following properties: ERR_CERT_CHAIN_INVALID bit is set if the certificate chain is invalid; ERR_CERT_EXPIRED bit is set if any of the certificates are expired; ERR_CERT_CHAIN_INCOMPLETE bit is set if the certificate chain is incomplete; ERR_SIGNATURE_INVALID bit is set if any of the certificates have an invaid signature; ERR_CERT_CHAIN_UNTRUSTED bit is set if the certificate chain is not trusted.

Specified by:: certificateCallback in interface com.certicom.net.ssl.TrustManager
Parameters:: chain - The peer's certificate chain; validateErr - The validation errors present in the certificate chain.; certificateCallbackRef - The value specified in WLSSLAdapter.setTrustManager
Returns:: true If the certificate chain is trusted, false otherwise