public abstract class

TrustManagerFactorySpi

extends Object
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package javax.net.ssl;

import java.security.*;

/**
 * This class defines the <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>)
 * for the <code>TrustManagerFactory</code> class.
 *
 * <p> All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each
 * cryptographic service provider who wishes to supply the implementation
 * of a particular trust manager factory.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 * @see TrustManagerFactory
 * @see TrustManager
 */
public abstract class TrustManagerFactorySpi {
    /**
     * Initializes this factory with a source of certificate
     * authorities and related trust material.
     *
     * @param ks the key store or null
     * @throws KeyStoreException if this operation fails
     * @see TrustManagerFactory#init(KeyStore)
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(KeyStore ks) throws KeyStoreException;

    /**
     * Initializes this factory with a source of provider-specific
     * key material.
     * <P>
     * In some cases, initialization parameters other than a keystore
     * may be needed by a provider.  Users of that
     * particular provider are expected to pass an implementation of
     * the appropriate <CODE>ManagerFactoryParameters</CODE> as
     * defined by the provider.  The provider can then call the
     * specified methods in the <CODE>ManagerFactoryParameters</CODE>
     * implementation to obtain the needed information.
     *
     * @param spec an implementation of a provider-specific parameter
     *          specification
     * @throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException if there is problem
     *          with the parameters
     * @see TrustManagerFactory#init(ManagerFactoryParameters spec)
     */
    protected abstract void engineInit(ManagerFactoryParameters spec)
        throws InvalidAlgorithmParameterException;

    /**
     * Returns one trust manager for each type of trust material.
     *
     * @return the trust managers
     */
    protected abstract TrustManager[] engineGetTrustManagers();
}