WaveCertPathValidator.java

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package org.waveprotocol.wave.crypto;

import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A cert path (aka cert chain) validator interface.  Not specifically for wave, but the class name
 * {@code CertPathValidator} was already taken.
 */
public interface WaveCertPathValidator {
  /**
   * Validates a certificate chain. The first certificate in the chain is the certificate for the
   * key used for signing. The last certificate in the chain is either a trusted CA certificate, or
   * a certificate issued by a trusted CA. Certificate N in the chain must have been issued by
   * certificate N+1 in the chain.
   *
   * @param certs list of certificates
   * @throws SignatureException if the certificate chain doesn't validate.
   */
  void validate(List<? extends X509Certificate> certs) throws SignatureException;
}