be.fedict.eid.applet.service.signer.time

Interface TimeStampService

All Known Implementing Classes:

TSPTimeStampService

public interface TimeStampService

Interface for a time-stamp service.

Author:

Frank Cornelis

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	timeStamp(byte[] data, RevocationData revocationData) Gives back the encoded time-stamp token for the given array of data bytes.

Method Detail

timeStamp

byte[] timeStamp(byte[] data,
                 RevocationData revocationData)
          throws Exception

Gives back the encoded time-stamp token for the given array of data bytes. We assume that the time-stamp token itself contains its full certificate chain required for proper validation.

Parameters:

data - the data to be time-stamped.

revocationData - the optional container that needs to be filled up with the revocation data used to validate the TSA certificate chain.

Returns:

the DER encoded time-stamp token.

Throws:

Exception - in case something went wrong.