CRL

public abstract class CRL extends Object
Known Direct Subclasses

This class is an abstraction of certificate revocation lists (CRLs) that have different formats but important common uses. For example, all CRLs share the functionality of listing revoked certificates, and can be queried on whether or not they list a given certificate.

Specialized CRL types can be defined by subclassing off of this abstract class.

Protected Constructor Summary

CRL(String type)
Creates a CRL of the specified type.

Public Method Summary

final String
getType()
Returns the type of this CRL.
abstract boolean
isRevoked(Certificate cert)
Checks whether the given certificate is on this CRL.
abstract String
toString()
Returns a string representation of this CRL.

Inherited Method Summary

Protected Constructors

protected CRL (String type)

Creates a CRL of the specified type.

Parameters
type the standard name of the CRL type. See Appendix A in the Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference for information about standard CRL types.

Public Methods

public final String getType ()

Returns the type of this CRL.

Returns
  • the type of this CRL.

public abstract boolean isRevoked (Certificate cert)

Checks whether the given certificate is on this CRL.

Parameters
cert the certificate to check for.
Returns
  • true if the given certificate is on this CRL, false otherwise.

public abstract String toString ()

Returns a string representation of this CRL.

Returns
  • a string representation of this CRL.