SSLSocketFactory

public class SSLSocketFactory
extends Object implements LayeredSocketFactory

This class was deprecated in API level 22.
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Layered socket factory for TLS/SSL connections, based on JSSE. .

SSLSocketFactory can be used to validate the identity of the HTTPS server against a list of trusted certificates and to authenticate to the HTTPS server using a private key.

SSLSocketFactory will enable server authentication when supplied with a truststore file containg one or several trusted certificates. The client secure socket will reject the connection during the SSL session handshake if the target HTTPS server attempts to authenticate itself with a non-trusted certificate.

Use JDK keytool utility to import a trusted certificate and generate a truststore file:

     keytool -import -alias "my server cert" -file server.crt -keystore my.truststore
    

SSLSocketFactory will enable client authentication when supplied with a keystore file containg a private key/public certificate pair. The client secure socket will use the private key to authenticate itself to the target HTTPS server during the SSL session handshake if requested to do so by the server. The target HTTPS server will in its turn verify the certificate presented by the client in order to establish client's authenticity

Use the following sequence of actions to generate a keystore file

• Use JDK keytool utility to generate a new key

  keytool -genkey -v -alias "my client key" -validity 365 -keystore my.keystore

  For simplicity use the same password for the key as that of the keystore

• Issue a certificate signing request (CSR)

  keytool -certreq -alias "my client key" -file mycertreq.csr -keystore my.keystore

• Send the certificate request to the trusted Certificate Authority for signature. One may choose to act as her own CA and sign the certificate request using a PKI tool, such as OpenSSL.

• Import the trusted CA root certificate

  keytool -import -alias "my trusted ca" -file caroot.crt -keystore my.keystore

• Import the PKCS#7 file containg the complete certificate chain

  keytool -import -alias "my client key" -file mycert.p7 -keystore my.keystore

• Verify the content the resultant keystore file

  keytool -list -v -keystore my.keystore

Summary

Inherited methods
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() Creates and returns a copy of this object. boolean equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. void finalize() Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. final Class<?> getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object. int hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object. final void notify() Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. final void notifyAll() Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. String toString() Returns a string representation of the object. final void wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed. final void wait(long millis) Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed. final void wait() Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object.
From interface org.apache.http.conn.scheme.LayeredSocketFactory abstract Socket createSocket(Socket socket, String host, int port, boolean autoClose) Returns a socket connected to the given host that is layered over an existing socket.
From interface org.apache.http.conn.scheme.SocketFactory abstract Socket connectSocket(Socket sock, String host, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort, HttpParams params) Connects a socket to the given host. abstract Socket createSocket() Creates a new, unconnected socket. abstract boolean isSecure(Socket sock) Checks whether a socket provides a secure connection.

Constants

String SSL

String SSLV2

String TLS

Fields

X509HostnameVerifier ALLOW_ALL_HOSTNAME_VERIFIER

X509HostnameVerifier BROWSER_COMPATIBLE_HOSTNAME_VERIFIER

X509HostnameVerifier STRICT_HOSTNAME_VERIFIER

Public constructors

SSLSocketFactory (String algorithm, 
                KeyStore keystore, 
                String keystorePassword, 
                KeyStore truststore, 
                SecureRandom random, 
                HostNameResolver nameResolver)

SSLSocketFactory (KeyStore keystore, 
                String keystorePassword, 
                KeyStore truststore)

SSLSocketFactory (KeyStore keystore, 
                String keystorePassword)

SSLSocketFactory (KeyStore truststore)

Public methods

Socket connectSocket (Socket sock, 
                String host, 
                int port, 
                InetAddress localAddress, 
                int localPort, 
                HttpParams params)

Socket createSocket (Socket socket, 
                String host, 
                int port, 
                boolean autoClose)

Socket createSocket ()

X509HostnameVerifier getHostnameVerifier ()

SSLSocketFactory getSocketFactory ()

boolean isSecure (Socket sock)

void setHostnameVerifier (X509HostnameVerifier hostnameVerifier)