XMLSignature.SignatureValue JDK 1.6)

Description

publicstatic interface XMLSignature.SignatureValue

A representation of the XML SignatureValue element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing.

A representation of the XML SignatureValue element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. The XML Schema Definition is defined as:

   <element name="SignatureValue" type="ds:SignatureValueType"/>
     <complexType name="SignatureValueType">
       <simpleContent>
         <extension base="base64Binary">
           <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional"/>
         </extension>
       </simpleContent>
     </complexType>

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public String getId ()

Returns the optional Id attribute of this SignatureValue, which permits this element to be referenced from elsewhere.

Returns the optional Id attribute of this
SignatureValue, which permits this element to be
referenced from elsewhere.
Returns: the Id attribute (may be null if not specified)

public byte getValue ()

Returns the signature value of this SignatureValue.

Returns the signature value of this SignatureValue.
Returns: the signature value (may be null if the XMLSignature has not been signed yet). Each invocation of this method returns a new clone of the array to prevent subsequent modification.

public boolean validate (XMLValidateContext validateContext) throws XMLSignatureException

Validates the signature value.

Validates the signature value. This method performs a cryptographic validation of the signature calculated over the SignedInfo of the XMLSignature.

This method only validates the signature the first time it is invoked. On subsequent invocations, it returns a cached result.
Returns: true if the signature was validated successfully; false otherwise
Parameters:
- validateContext - the validating context
Throws:
- NullPointerException - if validateContext is null
- XMLSignatureException - if an unexpected exception occurs while validating the signature