Package com.iplanet.security.x509

Class CertException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

java.lang.SecurityException

com.iplanet.security.x509.CertException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class CertException
extends SecurityException

CertException indicates one of a variety of certificate problems.

See Also:

Certificate, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static int	err_CONSTRUCTION	Indicates an error constructing a certificate or certificate chain.
static int	err_ENCODING	Indicates a problem with the certificate encoding
static int	err_INVALID_FORMAT	Indicates a problem with the certificate format
static int	err_INVALID_PUBLIC_KEY	Indicates a problem with the public key
static int	err_INVALID_VERSION	Indicates a problem with the certificate version
static int	verf_CA_UNTRUSTED	Indicates that a certificate authority in the certification chain is not trusted.
static int	verf_CHAIN_LENGTH	Indicates that the certification chain is too long.
static int	verf_INVALID_EXPIRED	Indicates that the certificate has expired and so is not valid.
static int	verf_INVALID_NOTBEFORE	Indicates that the certificate is not yet valid.
static int	verf_INVALID_REVOKED	Indicates that the certificate was revoked, and so is invalid.
static int	verf_INVALID_SIG	Indicates that the signature in the certificate is not valid.
static int	verf_PARSE_ERROR	Indicates an error parsing the ASN.1/DER encoding of the certificate.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CertException(int code)	Constructs a certificate exception using just an error code, without a string describing the context.
CertException(int code, String moredata)	Constructs a certificate exception using an error code (verf_*) and a string describing the context of the error.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getMessage()	Returns a string describing the certificate exception.
String	getMoreData()	Returns a string describing the context in which the exception was reported.
int	getVerfCode()	Returns the error code with which the exception was created.
String	getVerfDescription()	Return a string corresponding to the error code used to create this exception.
String	toString()	Returns a string describing the certificate exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

verf_INVALID_SIG

public static final int verf_INVALID_SIG

Indicates that the signature in the certificate is not valid.

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Constant Field Values

verf_INVALID_REVOKED

public static final int verf_INVALID_REVOKED

Indicates that the certificate was revoked, and so is invalid.

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Constant Field Values

verf_INVALID_NOTBEFORE

public static final int verf_INVALID_NOTBEFORE

Indicates that the certificate is not yet valid.

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Constant Field Values

verf_INVALID_EXPIRED

public static final int verf_INVALID_EXPIRED

Indicates that the certificate has expired and so is not valid.

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Constant Field Values

verf_CA_UNTRUSTED

public static final int verf_CA_UNTRUSTED

Indicates that a certificate authority in the certification chain is not trusted.

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Constant Field Values

verf_CHAIN_LENGTH

public static final int verf_CHAIN_LENGTH

Indicates that the certification chain is too long.

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Constant Field Values

verf_PARSE_ERROR

public static final int verf_PARSE_ERROR

Indicates an error parsing the ASN.1/DER encoding of the certificate.

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Constant Field Values

err_CONSTRUCTION

public static final int err_CONSTRUCTION

Indicates an error constructing a certificate or certificate chain.

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Constant Field Values

err_INVALID_PUBLIC_KEY

public static final int err_INVALID_PUBLIC_KEY

Indicates a problem with the public key

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Constant Field Values

err_INVALID_VERSION

public static final int err_INVALID_VERSION

Indicates a problem with the certificate version

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Constant Field Values

err_INVALID_FORMAT

public static final int err_INVALID_FORMAT

Indicates a problem with the certificate format

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Constant Field Values

err_ENCODING

public static final int err_ENCODING

Indicates a problem with the certificate encoding

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

CertException

public CertException(int code,
                     String moredata)

Constructs a certificate exception using an error code (verf_*) and a string describing the context of the error.

CertException

public CertException(int code)

Constructs a certificate exception using just an error code, without a string describing the context.

Method Detail

getVerfCode

public int getVerfCode()

Returns the error code with which the exception was created.

getMoreData

public String getMoreData()

Returns a string describing the context in which the exception was reported.

getVerfDescription

public String getVerfDescription()

Return a string corresponding to the error code used to create this exception.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string describing the certificate exception.

Overrides:

toString in class Throwable

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Returns a string describing the certificate exception.

Overrides:

getMessage in class Throwable