public abstract class

CRL

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.security.cert.CRL
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Class Overview

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.

Summary

Protected Constructors
CRL(String type)
Creates a CRL of the specified type.
Public Methods
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.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

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.