Generate X.509 Certificates

[J. M.]

Hi,

I would like to do something using Java and I don't know if it can be
done or not. I am hoping someone here can tell me. If it cannot be
done, then ok... but if it can be done, I need help on how to do it.

I want to create a program that will take in a "local name" and a
"public key" and using them it will generate a public key certificate
of the type X.509.

I don't care if the names repeat or not, if several clients are called
"Bob" I don't care. All I want is for my program to receive a local
name and a public key, create a certificate with these two and then
sign the certificate using its (the program's) private key and then
return the X.509 certificate to the client.

Can this be done?

Thanks

 

[J. M.]

I find it weird that something like this cannot be done in Java.

Oh well, I'll have to find something better to do with my time.

Thanks anyway.

 

[JK]

Use BouncyCastle and the X509V3CertificateGenerator class.
JK

 

[Karl Scheibelhofer]

the IAIK-JCE library (http://jce.iaik.tugraz.at/products/01_jce/index.php)
also supports this. you can get a evaluation copy, which includes demos that
show how to create certificates.
non-commercial and academic use is free.

regards

Karl

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Karl Scheibelhofer, IAIK - Graz University of Technology
Inffeldgasse 16a, 8010 Graz, Austria
Fax: +43 316 873 5520
http://jce.iaik.tugraz.at/

 

[Roedy Green]

I find it weird that something like this cannot be done in Java.

What you mean to say if you find it weird that somebody has not
already written a class to do what you want in Java and provided it
free.

There is obviously no impediment in the language to doing such a task.

Others may find it equally odd what you are trying to do. Why are you
the first one who needed this? Others somehow managed without doing
that.