com.iplanet.security.x509

Class CertUtils

java.lang.Object

com.iplanet.security.x509.CertUtils

public class CertUtils
extends Object

This class provides utility methods to read the certificate DN information in a format that is understandable across OpenAM.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	COMMON_NAME
static String	EMAIL_ADDRESS
static String	MAIL
static String	UID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CertUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getAttributeValue(X500Principal principal, String attributeName) Retrieves a given attribute value from the provided X500Principal even if the attribute was enclosed in a multi-valued RDN.
static String	getIssuerName(X509Certificate cert) Returns the Issuer Name from the X509Certificate's issuer X500Principal.
static String	getSubjectName(X509Certificate cert) Returns the Subject Name from the X509Certificate's subject X500Principal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

COMMON_NAME

public static final String COMMON_NAME

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MAIL

public static final String MAIL

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EMAIL_ADDRESS

public static final String EMAIL_ADDRESS

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UID

public static final String UID

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Constructor Detail

CertUtils

public CertUtils()

Method Detail

getSubjectName

public static String getSubjectName(X509Certificate cert)

Returns the Subject Name from the X509Certificate's subject X500Principal.

Parameters:

cert - X509 Certificate Object.

Returns:

null if the SubjectDN can not be obtained.

getIssuerName

public static String getIssuerName(X509Certificate cert)

Returns the Issuer Name from the X509Certificate's issuer X500Principal.

Parameters:

cert - X509 Certificate Object.

Returns:

null if the IssuerDN can not be obtained.

getAttributeValue

public static String getAttributeValue(X500Principal principal,
                                       String attributeName)

Retrieves a given attribute value from the provided X500Principal even if the attribute was enclosed in a multi-valued RDN.

Parameters:

principal - The principal to retrieve the value from.

attributeName - The non-null name of the attribute to retrieve.

Returns:

The attribute value from the principal.