sun.security.timestamp

Class HttpTimestamper

java.lang.Object

sun.security.timestamp.HttpTimestamper

All Implemented Interfaces:

Timestamper

public class HttpTimestamper
extends java.lang.Object
implements Timestamper

A timestamper that communicates with a Timestamping Authority (TSA) over HTTP. It supports the Time-Stamp Protocol defined in: RFC 3161.

Since:

1.5

Author:

Vincent Ryan

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HttpTimestamper(java.lang.String tsaUrl) Creates a timestamper that connects to the specified TSA.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TSResponse	generateTimestamp(TSRequest tsQuery) Connects to the TSA and requests a timestamp.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HttpTimestamper

public HttpTimestamper(java.lang.String tsaUrl)

Creates a timestamper that connects to the specified TSA.

Parameters:

tsa - The location of the TSA. It must be an HTTP URL.

Method Detail

generateTimestamp

public TSResponse generateTimestamp(TSRequest tsQuery)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Connects to the TSA and requests a timestamp.

Specified by:

generateTimestamp in interface Timestamper

Parameters:

tsQuery - The timestamp query.

Returns:

The result of the timestamp query.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - The exception is thrown if a problem occurs while communicating with the TSA.