Package org.mozilla.jss.netscape.security.x509

Class GeneralName

java.lang.Object

org.mozilla.jss.netscape.security.x509.GeneralName

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, GeneralNameInterface

public class GeneralName
extends Object
implements GeneralNameInterface

This class implements the ASN.1 GeneralName object class.

The ASN.1 syntax for this is:

 GeneralName ::= CHOICE {
    otherName                       [0]     OtherName,
    rfc822Name                      [1]     IA5String,
    dNSName                         [2]     IA5String,
    x400Address                     [3]     ORAddress,
    directoryName                   [4]     Name,
    ediPartyName                    [5]     EDIPartyName,
    uniformResourceIdentifier       [6]     IA5String,
    iPAddress                       [7]     OCTET STRING,
    registeredID                    [8]     OBJECT IDENTIFIER
 }
 

Version:

1.7

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private GeneralNameInterface	name
private static final long	serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from interface org.mozilla.jss.netscape.security.x509.GeneralNameInterface

NAME_ANY, NAME_DIRECTORY, NAME_DNS, NAME_EDI, NAME_IP, NAME_OID, NAME_RFC822, NAME_URI, NAME_X400

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GeneralName(DerValue encName)	Create the object from its DER encoded value.
GeneralName(GeneralNameInterface name)	Default constructor for the class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	encode(DerOutputStream out)	Encode the name to the specified DerOutputStream.
int	getType()	Return the type of the general name.
String	toString()	Return the name as user readable string
GeneralNameInterface	unwrap()	Unwrap this GeneralName until we reach something that is not a GeneralName.
boolean	validSingle()	Whether the name is valid as a single name (e.g.
boolean	validSubtree()	Whether the name is valid as a subtree name (e.g.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

name

private GeneralNameInterface name

Constructor Details

GeneralName

public GeneralName(GeneralNameInterface name)

Default constructor for the class.

Parameters:

name - the selected CHOICE from the list.

GeneralName

public GeneralName(DerValue encName)
            throws IOException

Create the object from its DER encoded value.

Parameters:

encName - the DER encoded GeneralName.

Throws:

IOException

Method Details

getType

public int getType()

Return the type of the general name.

Specified by:

getType in interface GeneralNameInterface

toString

public String toString()

Return the name as user readable string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

encode

public void encode(DerOutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Encode the name to the specified DerOutputStream.

Specified by:

encode in interface GeneralNameInterface

Parameters:

out - the DerOutputStream to encode the the GeneralName to.

Throws:

IOException - on encoding errors.

validSingle

public boolean validSingle()

Description copied from interface: GeneralNameInterface

Whether the name is valid as a single name (e.g. for use in Subject Alternative Name extension).

Specified by:

validSingle in interface GeneralNameInterface

validSubtree

public boolean validSubtree()

Description copied from interface: GeneralNameInterface

Whether the name is valid as a subtree name (e.g. for use in Name Constraints extension)

Specified by:

validSubtree in interface GeneralNameInterface

unwrap

public GeneralNameInterface unwrap()

Unwrap this GeneralName until we reach something that is not a GeneralName.