Module java.naming
Package javax.naming.ldap

Class StartTlsResponse

java.lang.Object
javax.naming.ldap.StartTlsResponse
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, ExtendedResponse
public abstract class StartTlsResponse extends Object implements ExtendedResponse
This class implements the LDAPv3 Extended Response for StartTLS as defined in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extension for Transport Layer Security The object identifier for StartTLS is 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037 and no extended response value is defined.

The Start TLS extended request and response are used to establish a TLS connection over the existing LDAP connection associated with the JNDI context on which extendedOperation() is invoked. Typically, a JNDI program uses the StartTLS extended request and response classes as follows. 

 import javax.naming.ldap.*;

 // Open an LDAP association
 LdapContext ctx = new InitialLdapContext();

 // Perform a StartTLS extended operation
 StartTlsResponse tls =
     (StartTlsResponse) ctx.extendedOperation(new StartTlsRequest());

 // Open a TLS connection (over the existing LDAP association) and get details
 // of the negotiated TLS session: cipher suite, peer certificate, ...
 SSLSession session = tls.negotiate();

 // ... use ctx to perform protected LDAP operations

 // Close the TLS connection (revert back to the underlying LDAP association)
 tls.close();

 // ... use ctx to perform unprotected LDAP operations

 // Close the LDAP association
 ctx.close;
Since:
1.4
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  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    OID
    The StartTLS extended response's assigned object identifier is 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
    StartTlsResponse()
    Constructs a StartTLS extended response.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    abstract void
    close()
    Closes the TLS connection gracefully and reverts back to the underlying connection.
    byte[]
    getEncodedValue()
    Retrieves the StartTLS response's ASN.1 BER encoded value.
    String
    getID()
    Retrieves the StartTLS response's object identifier string.
    abstract SSLSession
    negotiate()
    Negotiates a TLS session using the default SSL socket factory.
    abstract SSLSession
    negotiate(SSLSocketFactory factory)
    Negotiates a TLS session using an SSL socket factory.
    abstract void
    setEnabledCipherSuites(String[] suites)
    Overrides the default list of cipher suites enabled for use on the TLS connection.
    abstract void
    setHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier verifier)
    Sets the hostname verifier used by negotiate() after the TLS handshake has completed and the default hostname verification has failed.

    Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

  • Field Details

    • OID

      public static final String OID
      The StartTLS extended response's assigned object identifier is 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037.
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  • Constructor Details

    • StartTlsResponse

      protected StartTlsResponse()
      Constructs a StartTLS extended response. A concrete subclass must have a public no-arg constructor.

  • Method Details

    • getID

      public String getID()
      Retrieves the StartTLS response's object identifier string.
      Specified by:
      getID in interface ExtendedResponse
      Returns:
      The object identifier string, "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037".

    • getEncodedValue

      public byte[] getEncodedValue()
      Retrieves the StartTLS response's ASN.1 BER encoded value. Since the response has no defined value, null is always returned.
      Specified by:
      getEncodedValue in interface ExtendedResponse
      Returns:
      The null value.

    • setEnabledCipherSuites

      public abstract void setEnabledCipherSuites(String[] suites)
      Overrides the default list of cipher suites enabled for use on the TLS connection. The cipher suites must have already been listed by SSLSocketFactory.getSupportedCipherSuites() as being supported. Even if a suite has been enabled, it still might not be used because the peer does not support it, or because the requisite certificates (and private keys) are not available.
      Parameters:
      suites - The non-null list of names of all the cipher suites to enable.
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    • setHostnameVerifier

      public abstract void setHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier verifier)
      Sets the hostname verifier used by negotiate() after the TLS handshake has completed and the default hostname verification has failed. setHostnameVerifier() must be called before negotiate() is invoked for it to have effect. If called after negotiate(), this method does not do anything.
      Parameters:
      verifier - The non-null hostname verifier callback.
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    • negotiate

      public abstract SSLSession negotiate() throws IOException
      Negotiates a TLS session using the default SSL socket factory.

      This method is equivalent to negotiate(null).

      Returns:
      The negotiated SSL session
      Throws:
      IOException - If an IO error was encountered while establishing the TLS session.
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    • negotiate

      public abstract SSLSession negotiate(SSLSocketFactory factory) throws IOException
      Negotiates a TLS session using an SSL socket factory.

      Creates an SSL socket using the supplied SSL socket factory and attaches it to the existing connection. Performs the TLS handshake and returns the negotiated session information.

      If cipher suites have been set via setEnabledCipherSuites then they are enabled before the TLS handshake begins.

      Hostname verification is performed after the TLS handshake completes. The default hostname verification performs a match of the server's hostname against the hostname information found in the server's certificate. If this verification fails and no callback has been set via setHostnameVerifier then the negotiation fails. If this verification fails and a callback has been set via setHostnameVerifier, then the callback is used to determine whether the negotiation succeeds.

      If an error occurs then the SSL socket is closed and an IOException is thrown. The underlying connection remains intact.

      Parameters:
      factory - The possibly null SSL socket factory to use. If null, the default SSL socket factory is used.
      Returns:
      The negotiated SSL session
      Throws:
      IOException - If an IO error was encountered while establishing the TLS session.
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    • close

      public abstract void close() throws IOException
      Closes the TLS connection gracefully and reverts back to the underlying connection.
      Throws:
      IOException - If an IO error was encountered while closing the TLS connection