CertificateTrustAuthority


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11  
12  package org.eclipse.osgi.internal.provisional.verifier;
13  
14  import java.security.cert.Certificate  ;
15  import java.security.cert.CertificateException  ;
16  
17  /**
18   * A CertificateTrustAuthority is used to check if certificate chains are trusted.
19   * 
20   */
21  public interface CertificateTrustAuthority {
22  
23      /**
24       * Determines if the certificates are trusted.  This method will throw a 
25       * <code>CertificateException</code> if the specified certificate chain is not trusted.
26       * @param certChain a chain of certificates
27       * @throws CertificateException if the certficates are not trusted
28       */
29      public void checkTrust(Certificate  [] certChain) throws CertificateException  ;
30  
31      /**
32       * Add the specified certificate chain as a trusted certificate chain.
33       * 
34       * @param certChain a chain of certificates
35       */
36      public void addTrusted(Certificate  [] certChain) throws CertificateException  ;
37  }
38

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