Bouncy Castle Cryptography 1.11 API Specification: Class X509V3CertificateGenerator

org.bouncycastle.jce
Class X509V3CertificateGenerator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.bouncycastle.jce.X509V3CertificateGenerator

public class X509V3CertificateGenerator

extends java.lang.Object

class to produce an X.509 Version 3 certificate.

Constructor Summary

X509V3CertificateGenerator()

Method Summary

void	addExtension(DERObjectIdentifier OID, boolean critical, byte[] value) add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)
void	addExtension(DERObjectIdentifier OID, boolean critical, DEREncodable value) add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)
void	addExtension(java.lang.String OID, boolean critical, byte[] value) add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)
void	addExtension(java.lang.String OID, boolean critical, DEREncodable value) add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)
java.security.cert.X509Certificate	generateX509Certificate(java.security.PrivateKey key) generate an X509 certificate, based on the current issuer and subject using the default provider "BC".
java.security.cert.X509Certificate	generateX509Certificate(java.security.PrivateKey key, java.lang.String provider) generate an X509 certificate, based on the current issuer and subject, using the passed in provider for the signing.
void	reset() reset the generator
void	setIssuerDN(X509Name issuer) Set the issuer distinguished name - the issuer is the entity whose private key is used to sign the certificate.
void	setNotAfter(java.util.Date date)
void	setNotBefore(java.util.Date date)
void	setPublicKey(java.security.PublicKey key)
void	setSerialNumber(java.math.BigInteger serialNumber) set the serial number for the certificate.
void	setSignatureAlgorithm(java.lang.String signatureAlgorithm)
void	setSubjectDN(X509Name subject) Set the subject distinguished name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

X509V3CertificateGenerator

public X509V3CertificateGenerator()

Method Detail

reset

public void reset()

reset the generator

setSerialNumber

public void setSerialNumber(java.math.BigInteger serialNumber)

set the serial number for the certificate.

setIssuerDN

public void setIssuerDN(X509Name issuer)

Set the issuer distinguished name - the issuer is the entity whose private key is used to sign the certificate.

setNotBefore

public void setNotBefore(java.util.Date date)

setNotAfter

public void setNotAfter(java.util.Date date)

setSubjectDN

public void setSubjectDN(X509Name subject)

Set the subject distinguished name. The subject describes the entity associated with the public key.

setPublicKey

public void setPublicKey(java.security.PublicKey key)

setSignatureAlgorithm

public void setSignatureAlgorithm(java.lang.String signatureAlgorithm)

addExtension

public void addExtension(java.lang.String OID,
                         boolean critical,
                         DEREncodable value)

add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)

addExtension

public void addExtension(DERObjectIdentifier OID,
                         boolean critical,
                         DEREncodable value)

add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)

addExtension

public void addExtension(java.lang.String OID,
                         boolean critical,
                         byte[] value)

add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)

addExtension

public void addExtension(DERObjectIdentifier OID,
                         boolean critical,
                         byte[] value)

add a given extension field for the standard extensions tag (tag 3)

generateX509Certificate

public java.security.cert.X509Certificate generateX509Certificate(java.security.PrivateKey key)
                                                           throws java.lang.SecurityException,
                                                                  java.security.SignatureException,
                                                                  java.security.InvalidKeyException

generate an X509 certificate, based on the current issuer and subject using the default provider "BC".

generateX509Certificate

public java.security.cert.X509Certificate generateX509Certificate(java.security.PrivateKey key,
                                                                  java.lang.String provider)
                                                           throws java.security.NoSuchProviderException,
                                                                  java.lang.SecurityException,
                                                                  java.security.SignatureException,
                                                                  java.security.InvalidKeyException

generate an X509 certificate, based on the current issuer and subject, using the passed in provider for the signing.