Certificate.java

/**
   Certificate.java

   Copyright (C) 1999, Claymore Systems, Inc.
   All Rights Reserved.

   ekr@rtfm.com  Wed May  5 10:24:01 1999

   This package is a SSLv3/TLS implementation written by Eric Rescorla
   <ekr@rtfm.com> and licensed by Claymore Systems, Inc.

   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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      This product includes software developed by Claymore Systems, Inc.
   4. Neither the name of Claymore Systems, Inc. nor the name of Eric
      Rescorla may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
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   $Id: Certificate.java,v 1.1.1.1 2003/05/09 20:36:14 gawor Exp $

*/

package COM.claymoresystems.sslg;

import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Vector;

/** An interface specifying minimal certificate access functions*/

public interface Certificate {
     /** get the DER of the cert itself

	 @return the encoding as a bytestring
     */
     public byte[] getDER();

     /**get the DER encoded issuer name

	@return the encoding as a bytestring
     */
     public byte[] getIssuerDER();

     /** get the serialNumber

	 @return the serial as a BigInteger
     */
     public BigInteger getSerial();

     /** get the DER encoded subject name

	 @return the encoding as a bytestring
     */
     public byte[] getSubjectDER();

     /** Get the Subject name as a DistinguishedName

	 @return the subject name as a DistinguishedName*/
     public DistinguishedName getSubjectName();

     /** Get the Isuser name as a DistinguishedName

	 @return the issuer name as a DistinguishedName */
     public DistinguishedName getIssuerName();
     
     /** get the not-valid-before date of the certificate
	 (the beginning of the validity period)

	 @return the notBefore Date
     */
     public Date getValidityNotBefore();

     /** get the not-valid-after date of the certificate
	 (the end of the validity period)

	 @return the notAfter Date
     */
     public Date getValidityNotAfter();

     /** Get the vector of extensions (if any)

	 @return the extensions
     */
     public Vector getExtensions();
};