public class

SSLContext

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ javax.net.ssl.SSLContext

Class Overview

Instances of this class represent a secure socket protocol implementation which acts as a factory for secure socket factories or SSLEngines. This class is initialized with an optional set of key and trust managers and source of secure random bytes.

Summary

Protected Constructors
SSLContext(SSLContextSpi contextSpi, Provider provider, String protocol)
Creates an SSLContext object.
Public Methods
final SSLEngine createSSLEngine(String peerHost, int peerPort)
Creates a new SSLEngine using this context using advisory peer information.
final SSLEngine createSSLEngine()
Creates a new SSLEngine using this context.
final SSLSessionContext getClientSessionContext()
Returns the client session context, which represents the set of SSL sessions available for use during the handshake phase of client-side SSL sockets.
synchronized static SSLContext getDefault()
Returns the default SSL context.
final SSLParameters getDefaultSSLParameters()
Returns a copy of the SSLParameters indicating the default settings for this SSL context.
static SSLContext getInstance(String protocol, String provider)
Returns a SSLContext object that implements the specified secure socket protocol.
static SSLContext getInstance(String protocol, Provider provider)
Returns a SSLContext object that implements the specified secure socket protocol.
static SSLContext getInstance(String protocol)
Returns a SSLContext object that implements the specified secure socket protocol.
final String getProtocol()
Returns the protocol name of this SSLContext object.
final Provider getProvider()
Returns the provider of this SSLContext object.
final SSLSessionContext getServerSessionContext()
Returns the server session context, which represents the set of SSL sessions available for use during the handshake phase of server-side SSL sockets.
final SSLServerSocketFactory getServerSocketFactory()
Returns a ServerSocketFactory object for this context.
final SSLSocketFactory getSocketFactory()
Returns a SocketFactory object for this context.
final SSLParameters getSupportedSSLParameters()
Returns a copy of the SSLParameters indicating the supported settings for this SSL context.
final void init(KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm, SecureRandom random)
Initializes this context.
synchronized static void setDefault(SSLContext context)
Sets the default SSL context.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Protected Constructors

protected SSLContext (SSLContextSpi contextSpi, Provider provider, String protocol)

Creates an SSLContext object.

Parameters
contextSpi the delegate
provider the provider
protocol the protocol

Public Methods

public final SSLEngine createSSLEngine (String peerHost, int peerPort)

Creates a new SSLEngine using this context using advisory peer information.

Applications using this factory method are providing hints for an internal session reuse strategy.

Some cipher suites (such as Kerberos) require remote hostname information, in which case peerHost needs to be specified.

Parameters
peerHost the non-authoritative name of the host
peerPort the non-authoritative port
Returns
  • the new SSLEngine object
Throws
UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying provider does not implement the operation.
IllegalStateException if the SSLContextImpl requires initialization and the init() has not been called

public final SSLEngine createSSLEngine ()

Creates a new SSLEngine using this context.

Applications using this factory method are providing no hints for an internal session reuse strategy. If hints are desired, createSSLEngine(String, int) should be used instead.

Some cipher suites (such as Kerberos) require remote hostname information, in which case this factory method should not be used.

Returns
  • the SSLEngine object
Throws
UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying provider does not implement the operation.
IllegalStateException if the SSLContextImpl requires initialization and the init() has not been called

public final SSLSessionContext getClientSessionContext ()

Returns the client session context, which represents the set of SSL sessions available for use during the handshake phase of client-side SSL sockets.

This context may be unavailable in some environments, in which case this method returns null. For example, when the underlying SSL provider does not provide an implementation of SSLSessionContext interface, this method returns null. A non-null session context is returned otherwise.

Returns
  • client session context bound to this SSL context

public static synchronized SSLContext getDefault ()

Returns the default SSL context.

If a default context was set using the SSLContext.setDefault() method, it is returned. Otherwise, the first call of this method triggers the call SSLContext.getInstance("Default"). If successful, that object is made the default SSL context and returned.

The default context is immediately usable and does not require initialization.

Returns
  • the default SSL context
Throws
NoSuchAlgorithmException if the SSLContext.getInstance() call fails

public final SSLParameters getDefaultSSLParameters ()

Returns a copy of the SSLParameters indicating the default settings for this SSL context.

The parameters will always have the ciphersuites and protocols arrays set to non-null values.

Returns
  • a copy of the SSLParameters object with the default settings
Throws
UnsupportedOperationException if the default SSL parameters could not be obtained.

public static SSLContext getInstance (String protocol, String provider)

Returns a SSLContext object that implements the specified secure socket protocol.

A new SSLContext object encapsulating the SSLContextSpi implementation from the specified provider is returned. The specified provider must be registered in the security provider list.

Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via the Security.getProviders() method.

Parameters
protocol the standard name of the requested protocol. See Appendix A in the Java Secure Socket Extension Reference Guide for information about standard protocol names.
provider the name of the provider.
Returns
  • the new SSLContext object.
Throws
NoSuchAlgorithmException if a SSLContextSpi implementation for the specified protocol is not available from the specified provider.
NoSuchProviderException if the specified provider is not registered in the security provider list.
IllegalArgumentException if the provider name is null or empty.
See Also

public static SSLContext getInstance (String protocol, Provider provider)

Returns a SSLContext object that implements the specified secure socket protocol.

A new SSLContext object encapsulating the SSLContextSpi implementation from the specified Provider object is returned. Note that the specified Provider object does not have to be registered in the provider list.

Parameters
protocol the standard name of the requested protocol. See Appendix A in the Java Secure Socket Extension Reference Guide for information about standard protocol names.
provider an instance of the provider.
Returns
  • the new SSLContext object.
Throws
NoSuchAlgorithmException if a KeyManagerFactorySpi implementation for the specified protocol is not available from the specified Provider object.
IllegalArgumentException if the provider name is null.
See Also

public static SSLContext getInstance (String protocol)

Returns a SSLContext object that implements the specified secure socket protocol.

This method traverses the list of registered security Providers, starting with the most preferred Provider. A new SSLContext object encapsulating the SSLContextSpi implementation from the first Provider that supports the specified protocol is returned.

Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via the Security.getProviders() method.

Parameters
protocol the standard name of the requested protocol. See Appendix A in the Java Secure Socket Extension Reference Guide for information about standard protocol names.
Returns
  • the new SSLContext object.
Throws
NoSuchAlgorithmException if no Provider supports a TrustManagerFactorySpi implementation for the specified protocol.
See Also

public final String getProtocol ()

Returns the protocol name of this SSLContext object.

This is the same name that was specified in one of the getInstance calls that created this SSLContext object.

Returns
  • the protocol name of this SSLContext object.

public final Provider getProvider ()

Returns the provider of this SSLContext object.

Returns
  • the provider of this SSLContext object

public final SSLSessionContext getServerSessionContext ()

Returns the server session context, which represents the set of SSL sessions available for use during the handshake phase of server-side SSL sockets.

This context may be unavailable in some environments, in which case this method returns null. For example, when the underlying SSL provider does not provide an implementation of SSLSessionContext interface, this method returns null. A non-null session context is returned otherwise.

Returns
  • server session context bound to this SSL context

public final SSLServerSocketFactory getServerSocketFactory ()

Returns a ServerSocketFactory object for this context.

Returns
  • the ServerSocketFactory object
Throws
IllegalStateException if the SSLContextImpl requires initialization and the init() has not been called

public final SSLSocketFactory getSocketFactory ()

Returns a SocketFactory object for this context.

Returns
  • the SocketFactory object
Throws
IllegalStateException if the SSLContextImpl requires initialization and the init() has not been called

public final SSLParameters getSupportedSSLParameters ()

Returns a copy of the SSLParameters indicating the supported settings for this SSL context.

The parameters will always have the ciphersuites and protocols arrays set to non-null values.

Returns
  • a copy of the SSLParameters object with the supported settings
Throws
UnsupportedOperationException if the supported SSL parameters could not be obtained.

public final void init (KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm, SecureRandom random)

Initializes this context. Either of the first two parameters may be null in which case the installed security providers will be searched for the highest priority implementation of the appropriate factory. Likewise, the secure random parameter may be null in which case the default implementation will be used.

Only the first instance of a particular key and/or trust manager implementation type in the array is used. (For example, only the first javax.net.ssl.X509KeyManager in the array will be used.)

Parameters
km the sources of authentication keys or null
tm the sources of peer authentication trust decisions or null
random the source of randomness for this generator or null
Throws
KeyManagementException if this operation fails

public static synchronized void setDefault (SSLContext context)

Sets the default SSL context. It will be returned by subsequent calls to getDefault(). The default context must be immediately usable and not require initialization.

Parameters
context the SSLContext
Throws
NullPointerException if context is null
SecurityException if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method does not allow SSLPermission("setDefaultSSLContext")