Java Security, 2nd Edition

Name

Class java.security.cert.CertificateFactory

Synopsis

A certificate factory is used to import certificates or certificate revocation lists from a file or other input stream.

Class Definition

public class java.security.cert.CertificateFactory
	extends java.lang.Object{

	//Constructors
	protected CertificateFactory(CertificateFactorySpi, Provider, 
								String);
	//Class Methods
	public static final CertificateFactory getInstance(String);
	public static final CertificateFactory getInstance(String,
								 String);
	//Instance Methods
	public final CRL generateCRL(InputStream);
	public final Collection generateCRLs(InputStream);
	public final Certificate generateCertificate(InputStream);
	public final Collection generateCertificates(InputStream);
	public final Provider getProvider(  );
	public final String getType(  );
}

See also

X509Certificate, X509CRLEntry