org.opensaml.xml.security.trust
Interface TrustEngine<TokenType>

Type Parameters:

TokenType - the token type this trust engine evaluates

All Known Subinterfaces:

PKIXTrustEngine<TokenType>, SignatureTrustEngine, TrustedCredentialTrustEngine<TokenType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseSignatureTrustEngine, ChainingSignatureTrustEngine, ChainingTrustEngine, ExplicitKeySignatureTrustEngine, ExplicitKeyTrustEngine, ExplicitX509CertificateTrustEngine, PKIXSignatureTrustEngine, PKIXX509CredentialTrustEngine

public interface TrustEngine<TokenType>

Evaluates the trustworthiness and validity of a token against implementation-specific requirements.

Method Summary

boolean

validate(TokenType token, CriteriaSet trustBasisCriteria) Validates the token against trusted information obtained in an implementation-specific manner.

Method Detail

validate

boolean validate(TokenType token,
                 CriteriaSet trustBasisCriteria)
                 throws SecurityException

Validates the token against trusted information obtained in an implementation-specific manner.

Parameters:

token - security token to validate

trustBasisCriteria - criteria used to describe and/or resolve the information which serves as the basis for trust evaluation

Returns:

true if the token is trusted and valid, false if not

Throws:

SecurityException - thrown if there is a problem validating the security token