QCA::CAContext Class Reference
[QCA provider API]

X.509 certificate authority provider. More...

#include <QtCrypto>

Inheritance diagram for QCA::CAContext:

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	CAContext (Provider *p)
virtual CertContext *	certificate () const =0
virtual CertContext *	createCertificate (const PKeyContext &pub, const CertificateOptions &opts) const =0
virtual CRLContext *	createCRL (const QDateTime &nextUpdate) const =0
virtual void	setup (const CertContext &cert, const PKeyContext &priv)=0
virtual CertContext *	signRequest (const CSRContext &req, const QDateTime &notValidAfter) const =0
virtual CRLContext *	updateCRL (const CRLContext &crl, const QList< CRLEntry > &entries, const QDateTime &nextUpdate) const =0

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Detailed Description

X.509 certificate authority provider.

Note:

This class is part of the provider plugin interface and should not be used directly by applications. You probably want CertificateAuthority instead.

Definition at line 1476 of file qcaprovider.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QCA::CAContext::CAContext

(

Provider *

p

)

[inline]

Standard constructor.

Parameters:

p

the Provider associated with this context

Definition at line 1485 of file qcaprovider.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual CertContext* QCA::CAContext::certificate

(

)

const [pure virtual]

Returns a copy of the CA's certificate.

The caller is responsible for deleting it.

virtual CertContext* QCA::CAContext::createCertificate	(	const PKeyContext &	pub,
		const CertificateOptions &	opts
	)			const [pure virtual]

Issue a certificate based on a public key and options, and return the certificate.

The caller is responsible for deleting it.

Parameters:

	pub	the public key of the certificate
	opts	the options to use for generation

virtual CRLContext* QCA::CAContext::createCRL

(

const QDateTime &

nextUpdate

)

const [pure virtual]

Create a new CRL and return it.

The caller is responsible for deleting it.

The CRL has no entries in it.

Parameters:

nextUpdate

the expiration date of the CRL

virtual void QCA::CAContext::setup	(	const CertContext &	cert,
		const PKeyContext &	priv
	)			[pure virtual]

Prepare the object for usage.

This must be called before any CA operations are performed.

Parameters:

	cert	the certificate of the CA
	priv	the private key of the CA

virtual CertContext* QCA::CAContext::signRequest	(	const CSRContext &	req,
		const QDateTime &	notValidAfter
	)			const [pure virtual]

Issue a certificate based on a certificate request, and return the certificate.

The caller is responsible for deleting it.

Parameters:

	req	the certificate request
	notValidAfter	the expiration date

virtual CRLContext* QCA::CAContext::updateCRL	(	const CRLContext &	crl,
		const QList< CRLEntry > &	entries,
		const QDateTime &	nextUpdate
	)			const [pure virtual]

Update an existing CRL, by examining an old one and creating a new one based on it.

The new CRL is returned, and the caller is responsible for deleting it.

Parameters:

	crl	an existing CRL issued by this CA
	entries	the list of revoked entries
	nextUpdate	the expiration date of the new CRL

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• qcaprovider.h