QCA::CertificateInfoType Class Reference

#include <QtCrypto>

Public Types
enum	Section { DN , AlternativeName }

Public Member Functions
	CertificateInfoType ()
	CertificateInfoType (CertificateInfoTypeKnown known)
	CertificateInfoType (const CertificateInfoType &from)
	CertificateInfoType (const QString &id, Section section)
QString	id () const
CertificateInfoTypeKnown	known () const
bool	operator!= (const CertificateInfoType &other) const
bool	operator< (const CertificateInfoType &other) const
CertificateInfoType &	operator= (const CertificateInfoType &from)
bool	operator== (const CertificateInfoType &other) const
Section	section () const

Detailed Description

Certificate information type.

This class represents a type of information being stored in a certificate. It can be created either using a known type (from the Known enumerator) or an identifier string (usually an OID). Types created either way are interchangeable.

Types also have the notion of a Section. Some types may reside in the Distinguished Name field of a certificate, and some types may reside in the Subject Alternative Name field. This class is capable of representing a type from either section.

In the general case, applications will want to use the CertificateInfoTypeKnown enumerator types. These are from RFC3280 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3280.txt) except where shown.

The entries for IncorporationLocality, IncorporationState and IncorporationCountry are the same as Locality, State and Country respectively, except that the Extended Validation (EV) certificate guidelines (published by the Certificate Authority / Browser Forum, see http://www.cabforum.org) distinguish between the place of where the company does business (which is the Locality / State / Country combination) and the jurisdiction where the company is legally incorporated (the IncorporationLocality / IncorporationState / IncorporationCountry combination).

See also

Certificate::subjectInfo() and Certificate::issuerInfo()

CRL::issuerInfo()

Member Enumeration Documentation

Section

enum QCA::CertificateInfoType::Section

Section of the certificate that the information belongs in.

Enumerator
DN	Distinguished name (the primary name).
AlternativeName	Alternative name.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CertificateInfoType() [1/4]

QCA::CertificateInfoType::CertificateInfoType

(

)

Standard constructor.

Referenced by CertificateInfoType(), operator!=(), operator<(), operator=(), and operator==().

CertificateInfoType() [2/4]

QCA::CertificateInfoType::CertificateInfoType

(

CertificateInfoTypeKnown

known

)

Construct a new type.

The section will be derived by known.

Parameters

known

the type as part of the CertificateInfoTypeKnown enumerator

References known().

CertificateInfoType() [3/4]

QCA::CertificateInfoType::CertificateInfoType	(	const QString &	id,
		Section	section )

Construct a new type.

Parameters

id	the type as an identifier string (OID or internal)
section	the section this type belongs in

See also

id

References section().

CertificateInfoType() [4/4]

QCA::CertificateInfoType::CertificateInfoType

(

const CertificateInfoType &

from

)

Standard copy constructor.

Parameters

from	the certificate information to copy from

References CertificateInfoType().

Member Function Documentation

operator=()

CertificateInfoType & QCA::CertificateInfoType::operator=

(

const CertificateInfoType &

from

)

Standard assignment operator.

Parameters

from	the certificate information to assign from

References CertificateInfoType().

section()

Section QCA::CertificateInfoType::section

(

)

const

The section the type is part of.

Referenced by CertificateInfoType().

known()

CertificateInfoTypeKnown QCA::CertificateInfoType::known

(

)

const

The type as part of the CertificateInfoTypeKnown enumerator.

This function may return a value that does not exist in the enumerator. In that case, you may use id() to determine the type.

Referenced by CertificateInfoType().

id()

QString QCA::CertificateInfoType::id

(

)

const

The type as an identifier string.

For types that have OIDs, this function returns an OID in string form. For types that do not have OIDs, this function returns an internal identifier string whose first character is not a digit (this allows you to tell the difference between an OID and an internal identifier).

It is hereby stated that General Names (of the X.509 Subject Alternative Name) shall use the internal identifier format "GeneralName.[rfc field name]". For example, the rfc822Name field would have the identifier "GeneralName.rfc822Name".

Applications should not store, use, or compare against internal identifiers unless the identifiers are explicitly documented (e.g. GeneralName).

operator<()

bool QCA::CertificateInfoType::operator<

(

const CertificateInfoType &

other

)

const

Comparison operator.

Parameters

other

the certificate information to compare with this certificate information.

References CertificateInfoType().

operator==()

bool QCA::CertificateInfoType::operator==

(

const CertificateInfoType &

other

)

const

Comparison operator.

Parameters

other

the certificate information to compare with this certificate information.

References CertificateInfoType().

operator!=()

bool QCA::CertificateInfoType::operator!= ( const CertificateInfoType & other ) const

inline

Inequality operator.

Parameters

other

the certificate information to compare with this certificate information.

References CertificateInfoType().

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

• qca_cert.h