rice.post.security.ca
Class CASecurityModule

java.lang.Object
  rice.post.security.ca.CASecurityModule

All Implemented Interfaces:

SecurityModule

public class CASecurityModule

extends java.lang.Object

implements SecurityModule

This class is the security module which implements the PKI (CA) based security system.

Version:

$Id: CASecurityModule.java 2326 2005-03-14 23:04:14Z amislove $

Author:

amislove

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

MODULE_NAME The name of the module

Constructor Summary

CASecurityModule(java.security.PublicKey caKey)
Constructor for CASecurityModule.

Method Summary

boolean	canVerify(PostCertificate certificate) This method returns whether or not this module is able to verify the given certificate.
static CAPostCertificate	generate(PostUserAddress address, java.security.PublicKey key, java.security.PrivateKey caKey) Static method for generating a ceritificate from a user, public key, and the CA's private key
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the unique name of the SecurityModule object
void	verify(PostCertificate certificate, Continuation command) This method verifies the provided ceritifcate, and returns the result to the continuation (either True or False).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MODULE_NAME

public static java.lang.String MODULE_NAME

The name of the module

Constructor Detail

CASecurityModule

public CASecurityModule(java.security.PublicKey caKey)

Constructor for CASecurityModule.

Parameters:

caKey - The well-known public key of the certificate authority

Method Detail

generate

public static CAPostCertificate generate(PostUserAddress address,
                                         java.security.PublicKey key,
                                         java.security.PrivateKey caKey)
                                  throws java.lang.SecurityException

Static method for generating a ceritificate from a user, public key, and the CA's private key

Parameters:

address - The address of the user

key - The public key of the user

caKey - The private key of the certificate authority

Returns:

A certificate for the user

Throws:

java.lang.SecurityException - If the certificate generation has a problem

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the unique name of the SecurityModule object

Specified by:

getName in interface SecurityModule

Returns:

The Name value

canVerify

public boolean canVerify(PostCertificate certificate)

This method returns whether or not this module is able to verify the given certificate.

Specified by:

canVerify in interface SecurityModule

Parameters:

certificate - The certificate in question

Returns:

Whether or not this module can verify the certificate

verify

public void verify(PostCertificate certificate,
                   Continuation command)
            throws java.lang.SecurityException

This method verifies the provided ceritifcate, and returns the result to the continuation (either True or False).

Specified by:

verify in interface SecurityModule

Parameters:

certificate - The certificate to verify

command - The command to run once the result is available

Throws:

java.lang.SecurityException - If the certificate verification has a problem