com.communote.server.persistence.common.security

Class CommunoteUserCertificate

java.lang.Object

com.communote.server.persistence.common.security.CommunoteUserCertificate

public class CommunoteUserCertificate
extends Object

This class encapsulates the subject name of a certificate and provides method to check if is a valid communote user certificate and provides method to get the clientId and user alias. * A valid communote user certificate is one there the OU (organization unit) of the subject named ends with "communote.user". Then the CN is the communote user alias and the clientId is the part of OU without 'communote.user' Example for a subject name 'CN=sharepoint.system, OU=global.communote.user, O=Communote, L=Dresden, ST=Sachsen, C=DE' Here the user alias is 'sharepoint.system' and the client id is 'global'

Author:

Communote GmbH - http://www.communote.com/

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CommunoteUserCertificate(String subject) Use the given subject name.
CommunoteUserCertificate(X509Certificate cert)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	containsValidCommunoteUser() Checks if the certificate / subject name contains all information for identifying the user.
String	getClientId()
String	getCommunoteUserAlias()
String	getSubjectName() Example.
static CommunoteUserCertificate	pickValid(X509Certificate[] certs) Uses the list of certificates and create a communote certificate and check if all properties are set and valid.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CommunoteUserCertificate

public CommunoteUserCertificate(String subject)

Use the given subject name. Example: 'CN=sharepoint.system, OU=global.communote.user, O=Communote, L=Dresden, ST=Sachsen, C=DE'

Parameters:

subject - the name, cannot be null or empty and must be a valid LdapName

CommunoteUserCertificate

public CommunoteUserCertificate(X509Certificate cert)

Parameters:

cert - initialize with the X509Certificate

Method Detail

pickValid

public static CommunoteUserCertificate pickValid(X509Certificate[] certs)

Uses the list of certificates and create a communote certificate and check if all properties are set and valid. Return the first one valid.

Parameters:

certs - some certificates to pick one from

Returns:

The first valid communote certificate or null if none is available

containsValidCommunoteUser

public boolean containsValidCommunoteUser()

Checks if the certificate / subject name contains all information for identifying the user. It does not mean the user actually exists, it only states that all attributes (clientId, communtoe alias) are set end extractable.

Returns:

true if the subject name can identify a communote user

getClientId

public String getClientId()

Returns:

the client id extracted, null if not available

getCommunoteUserAlias

public String getCommunoteUserAlias()

Returns:

the user alias extracted, null if not available

getSubjectName

public String getSubjectName()

Example. "CN=sharepoint.system, OU=global.communote.user, O=Communote, L=Dresden, ST=Sachsen, C=DE"

Returns:

the subject name of the certificate