OpenSAML user discussion

[Chad La Joie <>]

Note, you might want to look at org.opensaml.xml.security.SecurityHelper
and org.opensaml.xml.security.x509.X509Util.  These classes provide a
lot of helpers for reading in keys and certs, in various formats, and
working with them.

On 3/30/10 11:29 AM, Jason Countryman wrote:
> Thank you both, you guys were right on.  Changed the packaged to
> java.security.cert.X509Certificate and my code looks like this now:
> 
> CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
> X509Certificate cert =
> (X509Certificate)cf.generateCertificate(inStream);                 
> inStream.close();                 
> privateCredential.setEntityCertificate(cert);
> 
> You guys rock.
> 
> 
> ______________________________
> Jason T. Countryman
> Programmer
> Community Computer Service
> 
> 
> *---------- Original Message -----------*
> From: "JASON D'CRUZ" 
> <>
> To: 
> 
> Sent: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:49:09 +0530
> Subject: Re: [OpenSAML] getting and setting x509 credential
> 
>> check your package.
>>
>> the setEntityCertficiate () method requires the
> java,security.cert.X509Certificate
>>
>> You appear to have used the java*x*,security.cert.X509Certificate class
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:39 PM, 
>> <
> <mailto:>>
>  wrote:
>>
> 
>     Hello all,
>     >
>     > I'm totally new to using SAML and OpenSAML in particular.  I need
>     to create a sender-vouches assertion that is signed using an x509
>     key. (for NYS Heal5 HIE, if anyone is wondering)  I have the
>     following code:
>     >
>     > DefaultBootstrap.bootstrap(); // initialize the opensaml library
>     > // jtc -- now, build the assertion
>     > XMLObjectBuilderFactory builderFactory =
>     Configuration.getBuilderFactory();
>     > SAMLObjectBuilder<Assertion> builder =
>     (SAMLObjectBuilder<Assertion>)
>     builderFactory.getBuilder(Assertion.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
>     > Assertion assertion = builder.buildObject();
>     > // jtc -- we have the naked assertion now.  let's add the
>     interesting stuff.
>     >
>     > // jtc - signature and credential
>     > BasicX509Credential privateCredential = new BasicX509Credential();
>     > InputStream inStream = new FileInputStream((String)
>     samlInfoVector.get(0));
>     > // position 0 has the key file
>     > X509Certificate cert = X509Certificate.getInstance(inStream);
>     > inStream.close();
>     > privateCredential.setEntityCertificate(cert);
>     >
>     > I'm having a problem with that last line, setting the
>     EntityCertificate.  The error I'm getting is:
>     >
>     > The method setEntityCertificate(X509Certificate) in the type
>     BasicX509Credential is not applicable for the arguments
>     (X509Certificate)
>     >
>     > Any guidance on what's going here would be much appreciated.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     > Jason Countryman
>     > 
> 
> 
>>
> 
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jason
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