com.netscape.certsrv.profile

Interface IPolicyConstraint

All Superinterfaces:

IConfigTemplate

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthzRealmConstraint, BasicConstraintsExtConstraint, CAEnrollConstraint, CAValidityConstraint, EnrollConstraint, ExtendedKeyUsageExtConstraint, ExtensionConstraint, KeyConstraint, KeyUsageExtConstraint, NoConstraint, NSCertTypeExtConstraint, RenewGracePeriodConstraint, SigningAlgConstraint, SubjectNameConstraint, UniqueKeyConstraint, UniqueSubjectNameConstraint, UserSubjectNameConstraint, ValidityConstraint

public interface IPolicyConstraint
extends IConfigTemplate

This represents a constraint policy. A constraint policy validates if the given request conforms to the set rules.

Version:

$Revision$, $Date$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IConfigStore	getConfigStore() Returns the corresponding configuration store of this constraint policy.
java.lang.String	getName(java.util.Locale locale) Returns localized name of this constraint.
java.lang.String	getText(java.util.Locale locale) Returns localized description of this constraint.
void	init(IProfile profile, IConfigStore config) Initializes this constraint policy.
boolean	isApplicable(IPolicyDefault def) Checks if this constraint is applicable to the given default policy.
void	validate(IRequest request) Validates the request.

Methods inherited from interface com.netscape.certsrv.property.IConfigTemplate

getConfig, getConfigDescriptor, getConfigNames, setConfig

Method Detail

init

void init(IProfile profile,
          IConfigStore config)
   throws EProfileException

Initializes this constraint policy.

Parameters:

profile - owner of this policy

config - configuration store for this constraint

Throws:

EProfileException - failed to initialize

getConfigStore

IConfigStore getConfigStore()

Returns the corresponding configuration store of this constraint policy.

Returns:

config store of this constraint

validate

void validate(IRequest request)
       throws ERejectException

Validates the request. The request is not modified during the validation.

Parameters:

request - request to be validated

Throws:

ERejectException - reject the given request

getText

java.lang.String getText(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns localized description of this constraint.

Parameters:

locale - locale of the end-user

Returns:

localized description of this constraint

getName

java.lang.String getName(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns localized name of this constraint.

Parameters:

locale - locale of the end-user

Returns:

localized name of this constraint

isApplicable

boolean isApplicable(IPolicyDefault def)

Checks if this constraint is applicable to the given default policy.

Parameters:

def - default policy to be checked

Returns:

true if this constraint can be applied to the given default policy