org.glite.voms.ac

Interface ACTrustStore

public interface ACTrustStore

Method Summary

X509Certificate[]
getAACandidate(X500Principal issuer)
Returns an array of issuer candidates, by performing a name comparison of the AC's issuer and the subject names of the certificates in the trust store.

Method Details

getAACandidate

public X509Certificate[] getAACandidate(X500Principal issuer)
Returns an array of issuer candidates, by performing a name comparison of the AC's issuer and the subject names of the certificates in the trust store.
NOTE: No actual verification or validation of signature takes place in this function.
Parameters:
issuer - the principal to find an issuer for. If null, all known AAs will be returned.
Returns:
an array of issuer candidates, or null in case of an error.