org.neuclear.id
Class SignedNamedObject

java.lang.Object
  org.neuclear.id.SignedNamedObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

AuthenticationTicket, Identity, SignatureRequest, SignedMessage, SignedNamedDocument

public class SignedNamedObject
extends java.lang.Object

The SignedNamedObject is a secure object normally encapsulating a Digitally signed contract of some sort.

Instances of SignedNamedObject and its sub classes are never instantiated directly by client code. Instead it is created by its Reader inner class. This Reader implements NamedObjectReader and is called by VerifyingReader.

In most cases a user will load NamedObject through one of two methods:

• NSResolver for permanent contracts stored on the internet, such as Identity Certificates
• The other way they are often received are as return values when sending your own objects to WebServices.

To actually create and sign your own object use the NamedObjectBuilder or its subclasses. Each subclass of SignedNamedObject should have a corresponding subclass of NamedObjectBuilder.

These NamedObjectBuilder objects should be signed using your Signer, before being sent on to a web service.

See Also:

NamedObjectReader, VerifyingReader, Resolver, Sender, Signer

Constructor Summary

protected

SignedNamedObject(SignedNamedCore core)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
static org.dom4j.QName	createNEUIDQName(java.lang.String name)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)
java.lang.String	getDigest()
java.lang.String	getEncoded() The original xml document
java.lang.String	getName() The full name (URI) of an object
Signatory	getSignatory() The Signatory of the current document.
java.lang.String	getTagName() The full name (URI) of an object
java.sql.Timestamp	getTimeStamp() The time the object was signed
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SignedNamedObject

protected SignedNamedObject(SignedNamedCore core)

Method Detail

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

The full name (URI) of an object

Returns:

String containing the fully qualified URI of an object

getTagName

public final java.lang.String getTagName()

The full name (URI) of an object

Returns:

String containing the fully qualified URI of an object

getTimeStamp

public final java.sql.Timestamp getTimeStamp()

The time the object was signed

Returns:

getSignatory

public final Signatory getSignatory()

The Signatory of the current document. If the objects name is "neu://bob/abc", then the signer would be the Identity object "neu://bob/"

Returns:

getEncoded

public final java.lang.String getEncoded()

The original xml document

Returns:

getDigest

public final java.lang.String getDigest()

createNEUIDQName

public static final org.dom4j.QName createNEUIDQName(java.lang.String name)

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

clone

public final java.lang.Object clone()
                             throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException