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e506. Converting Between javax and java X509CertificatesSome methods in the javax.net.ssl package create certificate objects that are not compatible with the certificate objects in thejava.security.cert package. This example implements two methods that
convert between the two types of certificate objects.
// Converts to java.security public static java.security.cert.X509Certificate convert(javax.security.cert.X509Certificate cert) { try { byte[] encoded = cert.getEncoded(); ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(encoded); java.security.cert.CertificateFactory cf = java.security.cert.CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509"); return (java.security.cert.X509Certificate)cf.generateCertificate(bis); } catch (java.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException e) { } catch (javax.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException e) { } catch (java.security.cert.CertificateException e) { } return null; } // Converts to javax.security public static javax.security.cert.X509Certificate convert(java.security.cert.X509Certificate cert) { try { byte[] encoded = cert.getEncoded(); return javax.security.cert.X509Certificate.getInstance(encoded); } catch (java.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException e) { } catch (javax.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException e) { } catch (javax.security.cert.CertificateException e) { } return null; } © 2002 Addison-Wesley. |