SSLSession.java

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package javax.net.ssl;

import java.security.Principal;

/**
 * In SSL, sessions are used to describe an ongoing relationship between
 * two entities.  Each SSL connection involves one session at a time, but
 * that session may be used on many connections between those entities,
 * simultaneously or sequentially.  The session used on a connection may
 * also be replaced by a different session.  Sessions are created, or
 * rejoined, as part of the SSL handshaking protocol. Sessions may be
 * invalidated due to policies affecting security or resource usage,
 * or by an application explicitly calling <code>invalidate</code>.
 * Session management policies are typically used to tune performance.
 *
 * <P> In addition to the standard session attributes, SSL sessions expose
 * these read-only attributes:  <UL>
 *
 *      <LI> <em>Peer Identity.</em>  Sessions are between a particular
 *      client and a particular server.  The identity of the peer may
 *      have been established as part of session setup.  Peers are
 *      generally identified by X.509 certificate chains.
 *
 *      <LI> <em>Cipher Suite Name.</em>  Cipher suites describe the
 *      kind of cryptographic protection that's used by connections
 *      in a particular session.
 *
 *      <LI> <em>Peer Host.</em>  All connections in a session are
 *      between the same two hosts.  The address of the host on the other
 *      side of the connection is available.
 *
 *      </UL>
 *
 * <P> Sessions may be explicitly invalidated.  Invalidation may also
 * be done implicitly, when faced with certain kinds of errors.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 * @author David Brownell
 */
public interface SSLSession {

    /**
     * Returns the identifier assigned to this Session.
     *
     * @return the Session identifier
     */
    public byte[] getId();


    /**
     * Returns the context in which this session is bound.
     * <P>
     * This context may be unavailable in some environments,
     * in which case this method returns null.
     * <P>
     * If the context is available and there is a
     * security manager installed, the caller may require
     * permission to access it or a security exception may be thrown.
     * In a Java environment, the security manager's
     * <code>checkPermission</code> method is called with a
     * <code>SSLPermission("getSSLSessionContext")</code> permission.
     *
     * @throws SecurityException if the calling thread does not have
     *         permission to get SSL session context.
     * @return the session context used for this session, or null
     * if the context is unavailable.
     */
    public SSLSessionContext getSessionContext();


    /**
     * Returns the time at which this Session representation was created,
     * in milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
     *
     * @return the time this Session was created
     */
    public long getCreationTime();


    /**
     * Returns the last time this Session representation was accessed by the
     * session level infrastructure, in milliseconds since
     * midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
     * <P>
     * Access indicates a new connection being established using session data.
     * Application level operations, such as getting or setting a value
     * associated with the session, are not reflected in this access time.
     *
     * <P> This information is particularly useful in session management
     * policies.  For example, a session manager thread could leave all
     * sessions in a given context which haven't been used in a long time;
     * or, the sessions might be sorted according to age to optimize some task.
     *
     * @return the last time this Session was accessed
     */
    public long getLastAccessedTime();


    /**
     * Invalidates the session.
     * <P>
     * Future connections will not be able to
     * resume or join this session.  However, any existing connection
     * using this session can continue to use the session until the
     * connection is closed.
     *
     * @see #isValid()
     */
    public void invalidate();


    /**
     * Returns whether this session is valid and available for resuming or
     * joining.
     *
     * @return true if this session may be rejoined.
     * @see #invalidate()
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public boolean isValid();


    /**
     *
     * Binds the specified <code>value</code> object into the
     * session's application layer data
     * with the given <code>name</code>.
     * <P>
     * Any existing binding using the same <code>name</code> is
     * replaced.  If the new (or existing) <code>value</code> implements the
     * <code>SSLSessionBindingListener</code> interface, the object
     * represented by <code>value</code> is notified appropriately.
     * <p>
     * For security reasons, the same named values may not be
     * visible across different access control contexts.
     *
     * @param name the name to which the data object will be bound.
     *          This may not be null.
     * @param value the data object to be bound. This may not be null.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either argument is null.
     */
    public void putValue(String name, Object value);


    /**
     * Returns the object bound to the given name in the session's
     * application layer data.  Returns null if there is no such binding.
     * <p>
     * For security reasons, the same named values may not be
     * visible across different access control contexts.
     *
     * @param name the name of the binding to find.
     * @return the value bound to that name, or null if the binding does
     *          not exist.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the argument is null.
     */
    public Object getValue(String name);


    /**
     * Removes the object bound to the given name in the session's
     * application layer data.  Does nothing if there is no object
     * bound to the given name.  If the bound existing object
     * implements the <code>SessionBindingListener</code> interface,
     * it is notified appropriately.
     * <p>
     * For security reasons, the same named values may not be
     * visible across different access control contexts.
     *
     * @param name the name of the object to remove visible
     *          across different access control contexts
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the argument is null.
     */
    public void removeValue(String name);


    /**
     * Returns an array of the names of all the application layer
     * data objects bound into the Session.
     * <p>
     * For security reasons, the same named values may not be
     * visible across different access control contexts.
     *
     * @return a non-null (possibly empty) array of names of the objects
     *  bound to this Session.
     */
    public String [] getValueNames();

    /**
     * Returns the identity of the peer which was established as part
     * of defining the session.
     * <P>
     * Note: This method can be used only when using certificate-based
     * cipher suites; using it with non-certificate-based cipher suites,
     * such as Kerberos, will throw an SSLPeerUnverifiedException.
     *
     * @return an ordered array of peer certificates,
     *          with the peer's own certificate first followed by any
     *          certificate authorities.
     * @exception SSLPeerUnverifiedException if the peer's identity has not
     *          been verified
     * @see #getPeerPrincipal()
     */
    public java.security.cert.Certificate [] getPeerCertificates()
            throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException;

    /**
     * Returns the certificate(s) that were sent to the peer during
     * handshaking.
     * <P>
     * Note: This method is useful only when using certificate-based
     * cipher suites.
     * <P>
     * When multiple certificates are available for use in a
     * handshake, the implementation chooses what it considers the
     * "best" certificate chain available, and transmits that to
     * the other side.  This method allows the caller to know
     * which certificate chain was actually used.
     *
     * @return an ordered array of certificates,
     * with the local certificate first followed by any
     * certificate authorities.  If no certificates were sent,
     * then null is returned.
     *
     * @see #getLocalPrincipal()
     */
    public java.security.cert.Certificate [] getLocalCertificates();

    /**
     * Returns the identity of the peer which was identified as part
     * of defining the session.
     * <P>
     * Note: This method can be used only when using certificate-based
     * cipher suites; using it with non-certificate-based cipher suites,
     * such as Kerberos, will throw an SSLPeerUnverifiedException.
     *
     * <p><em>Note: this method exists for compatibility with previous
     * releases. New applications should use
     * {@link #getPeerCertificates} instead.</em></p>
     *
     * @return an ordered array of peer X.509 certificates,
     *          with the peer's own certificate first followed by any
     *          certificate authorities.  (The certificates are in
     *          the original JSSE certificate
     *          {@link javax.security.cert.X509Certificate} format.)
     * @exception SSLPeerUnverifiedException if the peer's identity
     *          has not been verified
     * @see #getPeerPrincipal()
     */
    public javax.security.cert.X509Certificate [] getPeerCertificateChain()
            throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException;

    /**
     * Returns the identity of the peer which was established as part of
     * defining the session.
     *
     * @return the peer's principal. Returns an X500Principal of the
     * end-entity certiticate for X509-based cipher suites, and
     * KerberosPrincipal for Kerberos cipher suites.
     *
     * @throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException if the peer's identity has not
     *          been verified
     *
     * @see #getPeerCertificates()
     * @see #getLocalPrincipal()
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public Principal getPeerPrincipal()
            throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException;

    /**
     * Returns the principal that was sent to the peer during handshaking.
     *
     * @return the principal sent to the peer. Returns an X500Principal
     * of the end-entity certificate for X509-based cipher suites, and
     * KerberosPrincipal for Kerberos cipher suites. If no principal was
     * sent, then null is returned.
     *
     * @see #getLocalCertificates()
     * @see #getPeerPrincipal()
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public Principal getLocalPrincipal();

    /**
     * Returns the name of the SSL cipher suite which is used for all
     * connections in the session.
     *
     * <P> This defines the level of protection
     * provided to the data sent on the connection, including the kind
     * of encryption used and most aspects of how authentication is done.
     *
     * @return the name of the session's cipher suite
     */
    public String getCipherSuite();

    /**
     * Returns the standard name of the protocol used for all
     * connections in the session.
     *
     * <P> This defines the protocol used in the connection.
     *
     * @return the standard name of the protocol used for all
     * connections in the session.
     */
    public String getProtocol();

    /**
     * Returns the host name of the peer in this session.
     * <P>
     * For the server, this is the client's host;  and for
     * the client, it is the server's host. The name may not be
     * a fully qualified host name or even a host name at all as
     * it may represent a string encoding of the peer's network address.
     * If such a name is desired, it might
     * be resolved through a name service based on the value returned
     * by this method.
     * <P>
     * This value is not authenticated and should not be relied upon.
     * It is mainly used as a hint for <code>SSLSession</code> caching
     * strategies.
     *
     * @return  the host name of the peer host, or null if no information
     *          is available.
     */
    public String getPeerHost();

    /**
     * Returns the port number of the peer in this session.
     * <P>
     * For the server, this is the client's port number;  and for
     * the client, it is the server's port number.
     * <P>
     * This value is not authenticated and should not be relied upon.
     * It is mainly used as a hint for <code>SSLSession</code> caching
     * strategies.
     *
     * @return  the port number of the peer host, or -1 if no information
     *          is available.
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public int getPeerPort();

    /**
     * Gets the current size of the largest SSL/TLS packet that is expected
     * when using this session.
     * <P>
     * A <code>SSLEngine</code> using this session may generate SSL/TLS
     * packets of any size up to and including the value returned by this
     * method. All <code>SSLEngine</code> network buffers should be sized
     * at least this large to avoid insufficient space problems when
     * performing <code>wrap</code> and <code>unwrap</code> calls.
     *
     * @return  the current maximum expected network packet size
     *
     * @see SSLEngine#wrap(ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer)
     * @see SSLEngine#unwrap(ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer)
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public int getPacketBufferSize();


    /**
     * Gets the current size of the largest application data that is
     * expected when using this session.
     * <P>
     * <code>SSLEngine</code> application data buffers must be large
     * enough to hold the application data from any inbound network
     * application data packet received.  Typically, outbound
     * application data buffers can be of any size.
     *
     * @return  the current maximum expected application packet size
     *
     * @see SSLEngine#wrap(ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer)
     * @see SSLEngine#unwrap(ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer)
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public int getApplicationBufferSize();
}