Bouncy Castle Cryptography Library 1.45

## org.bouncycastle.x509
Interface X509AttributeCertificate

All Superinterfaces:
  java.security.cert.X509Extension

All Known Implementing Classes:
  X509V2AttributeCertificate

    public interface X509AttributeCertificate

extends java.security.cert.X509Extension

Interface for an X.509 Attribute Certificate.

Method Summary
`void` `checkValidity()`
`void` `checkValidity(java.util.Date date)`
`X509Attribute[]` `getAttributes()` Return the attributes contained in the attribute block in the certificate.
`X509Attribute[]` `getAttributes(java.lang.String oid)` Return the attributes with the same type as the passed in oid.
`byte[]` `getEncoded()` Return an ASN.1 encoded byte array representing the attribute certificate.
`AttributeCertificateHolder` `getHolder()` Return the holder of the certificate.
`AttributeCertificateIssuer` `getIssuer()` Return the issuer details for the certificate.
`boolean[]` `getIssuerUniqueID()`
`java.util.Date` `getNotAfter()` Return the date after which the certificate is not valid.
`java.util.Date` `getNotBefore()` Return the date before which the certificate is not valid.
`java.math.BigInteger` `getSerialNumber()` Return the serial number for the certificate.
`byte[]` `getSignature()`
`int` `getVersion()` Return the version number for the certificate.
`void` `verify(java.security.PublicKey key, java.lang.String provider)`

Methods inherited from interface java.security.cert.X509Extension
`getCriticalExtensionOIDs, getExtensionValue, getNonCriticalExtensionOIDs, hasUnsupportedCriticalExtension`

Method Detail

### getVersion

    int getVersion()

  Return the version number for the certificate.

  Returns:
    the version number.

### getSerialNumber

    java.math.BigInteger getSerialNumber()

  Return the serial number for the certificate.

  Returns:
    the serial number.

### getNotBefore

    java.util.Date getNotBefore()

  Return the date before which the certificate is not valid.

  Returns:
    the "not valid before" date.

### getNotAfter

    java.util.Date getNotAfter()

  Return the date after which the certificate is not valid.

  Returns:
    the "not valid afer" date.

### getHolder

    AttributeCertificateHolder getHolder()

  Return the holder of the certificate.

  Returns:
    the holder.

### getIssuer

    AttributeCertificateIssuer getIssuer()

  Return the issuer details for the certificate.

  Returns:
    the issuer details.

### getAttributes

    X509Attribute[] getAttributes()

  Return the attributes contained in the attribute block in the certificate.

  Returns:
    an array of attributes.

### getAttributes

    X509Attribute[] getAttributes(java.lang.String oid)

  Return the attributes with the same type as the passed in oid.

  Parameters:
    `oid` - the object identifier we wish to match.
  Returns:
    an array of matched attributes, null if there is no match.

### getIssuerUniqueID

    boolean[] getIssuerUniqueID()

### checkValidity

    void checkValidity()
                       throws java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException,
                              java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException

  Throws:
    `java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException`
    `java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException`

### checkValidity

    void checkValidity(java.util.Date date)
                       throws java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException,
                              java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException

  Throws:
    `java.security.cert.CertificateExpiredException`
    `java.security.cert.CertificateNotYetValidException`

### getSignature

    byte[] getSignature()

### verify

    void verify(java.security.PublicKey key,
                java.lang.String provider)
                throws java.security.cert.CertificateException,
                       java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                       java.security.InvalidKeyException,
                       java.security.NoSuchProviderException,
                       java.security.SignatureException

  Throws:
    `java.security.cert.CertificateException`
    `java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException`
    `java.security.InvalidKeyException`
    `java.security.NoSuchProviderException`
    `java.security.SignatureException`

### getEncoded

    byte[] getEncoded()
                      throws java.io.IOException

  Return an ASN.1 encoded byte array representing the attribute certificate.

  Returns:
    an ASN.1 encoded byte array.
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if the certificate cannot be encoded.

Bouncy Castle Cryptography Library 1.45