org.xwiki.crypto.pkix

Interface CertificateGenerator

@Unstable
public interface CertificateGenerator

Generator of certified public key.

Since:

5.4

Version:

$Id: 7687a6493da6fd43137f6226d0d4db7d41baa156 $

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CertifiedPublicKey	generate(PrincipalIndentifier subjectName, PublicKeyParameters subject, CertificateParameters parameters) Generate a new certificate.

Method Detail

generate

CertifiedPublicKey generate(PrincipalIndentifier subjectName,
                          PublicKeyParameters subject,
                          CertificateParameters parameters)
                            throws IOException,
                                   GeneralSecurityException

Generate a new certificate.

Parameters:

subjectName - the identifier of the public key owner.

subject - the public key to certify.

parameters - the subject parameters of the certificate (ie: subjectAltName extension)

Returns:

a new certified public key.

Throws:

IOException - on encoding error.

GeneralSecurityException - if the signing algorithm is unable to proceed properly.