io.netty.handler.ssl.util

Class SelfSignedCertificate

java.lang.Object

io.netty.handler.ssl.util.SelfSignedCertificate

public final class SelfSignedCertificate
extends Object

Generates a temporary self-signed certificate for testing purposes.

NOTE: Never use the certificate and private key generated by this class in production. It is purely for testing purposes, and thus it is very insecure. It even uses an insecure pseudo-random generator for faster generation internally.

A X.509 certificate file and a RSA private key file are generated in a system's temporary directory using File.createTempFile(String, String), and they are deleted when the JVM exits using File.deleteOnExit().

At first, this method tries to use OpenJDK's X.509 implementation (the sun.security.x509 package). If it fails, it tries to use Bouncy Castle as a fallback.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SelfSignedCertificate() Creates a new instance.
SelfSignedCertificate(Date notBefore, Date notAfter) Creates a new instance.
SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn) Creates a new instance.
SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn, Date notBefore, Date notAfter) Creates a new instance.
SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn, SecureRandom random, int bits) Creates a new instance.
SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn, SecureRandom random, int bits, Date notBefore, Date notAfter) Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
X509Certificate	cert() Returns the generated X.509 certificate.
File	certificate() Returns the generated X.509 certificate file in PEM format.
void	delete() Deletes the generated X.509 certificate file and RSA private key file.
PrivateKey	key() Returns the generated RSA private key.
File	privateKey() Returns the generated RSA private key file in PEM format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SelfSignedCertificate

public SelfSignedCertificate()
                      throws CertificateException

Creates a new instance.

Throws:

CertificateException

SelfSignedCertificate

public SelfSignedCertificate(Date notBefore,
                             Date notAfter)
                      throws CertificateException

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

notBefore - Certificate is not valid before this time

notAfter - Certificate is not valid after this time

Throws:

CertificateException

SelfSignedCertificate

public SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn)
                      throws CertificateException

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

fqdn - a fully qualified domain name

Throws:

CertificateException

SelfSignedCertificate

public SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn,
                             Date notBefore,
                             Date notAfter)
                      throws CertificateException

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

fqdn - a fully qualified domain name

notBefore - Certificate is not valid before this time

notAfter - Certificate is not valid after this time

Throws:

CertificateException

SelfSignedCertificate

public SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn,
                             SecureRandom random,
                             int bits)
                      throws CertificateException

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

fqdn - a fully qualified domain name

random - the SecureRandom to use

bits - the number of bits of the generated private key

Throws:

CertificateException

SelfSignedCertificate

public SelfSignedCertificate(String fqdn,
                             SecureRandom random,
                             int bits,
                             Date notBefore,
                             Date notAfter)
                      throws CertificateException

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

fqdn - a fully qualified domain name

random - the SecureRandom to use

bits - the number of bits of the generated private key

notBefore - Certificate is not valid before this time

notAfter - Certificate is not valid after this time

Throws:

CertificateException

Method Detail

certificate

public File certificate()

Returns the generated X.509 certificate file in PEM format.

privateKey

public File privateKey()

Returns the generated RSA private key file in PEM format.

cert

public X509Certificate cert()

Returns the generated X.509 certificate.

key

public PrivateKey key()

Returns the generated RSA private key.

delete

public void delete()

Deletes the generated X.509 certificate file and RSA private key file.