com.nimbusds.jose.proc

Interface JWSVerifierFactory

All Superinterfaces:

JCAAware<JCAContext>, JOSEProvider, JWSProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultJWSVerifierFactory

public interface JWSVerifierFactory
extends JWSProvider

JSON Web Signature (JWS) verifier factory.

Version:

2015-11-16

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JWSVerifier	createJWSVerifier(JWSHeader header, Key key) Creates a new JWS verifier for the specified header and key.

Methods inherited from interface com.nimbusds.jose.JWSProvider

supportedJWSAlgorithms

Methods inherited from interface com.nimbusds.jose.jca.JCAAware

getJCAContext

Method Detail

createJWSVerifier

JWSVerifier createJWSVerifier(JWSHeader header,
                              Key key)
                       throws JOSEException

Creates a new JWS verifier for the specified header and key.

Parameters:

header - The JWS header. Not null.

key - The key intended to verify the JWS message. Not null.

Returns:

The JWS verifier.

Throws:

JOSEException - If the JWS algorithm is not supported or the key type or length doesn't match the expected for the JWS algorithm.