ITrustCertificateStoreAddin

Whenever an artifact is signed, or a signature validation is performed, the solution needs to validate if the certificate used for signing is trusted. Add-in responsible for maintaining an updated list of all supported types of certificate, as well as performing certificate validations.

Trigger Event(s): Document validation; Updating or listing the trust certificate store

Table 1. *ITrustCertificateStoreAddin* interface methods declaration and description
Method	Description
isIssuerTrusted	Determines if a certificate issuer is trusted for the given certificateType
	Parameter	Type	Description
	certificate	X509Certificate	X509 Certificate used for signing
	certificateType	CertificateType	Type of the X509 Certificate
	date	Date	The date to check if the certificate is to be trusted or not

	Returns	Type	Description
	result	boolean	True if the certificate issuer is trusted
isTrusted	Determines if a certificate is trusted for the given certificateType
	Parameter	Type	Description
	certificate	X509Certificate	X509 Certificate used for signing
	certificateType	CertificateType	Type of the X509 Certificate
	date	Date	The date to check if the certificate is to be trusted or not

	Returns	Type	Description
	result	boolean	True if the certificate issuer is trusted
update	Updates the Trust Certificate list with the given Trust Provider certificates
	Parameter	Type	Description
	providerCertificates	HashMap<CertificateType, HashMap<String,X509Certificate>>	Trust Certificate Provider’s certificate list

	Returns	Type	Description
	addedCertificates	HashMap<CertificateType, List<String>>	List of the successfully added (to the configured trust store) trust certificates
list	List the trusted certificates
	Parameter	Type	Description
	-	-	-

	Returns	Type	Description
	trustedCertificates	HashMap<CertificateType, List<String>>	List the trusted certificates in configured trust store
add	List the trusted certificates
	Parameter	Type	Description
	certificate	X509Certificate	The certificate to add to the store
	alias	String	The user friendly name to give to the certificate entry
	source	String	The source of the certificate, usually the direct url to the certificate store or some description of its origin
	type	String	CA, TSA, INTERNAL, etc…

	Returns	Type	Description
	-	void	Throws exception in case of error
delete	Removes the trusted certificate from the store
	Parameter	Type	Description
	id	BigInteger	The id of the certificate to delete from the store

	Returns	Type	Description
	-	void	Throws exception in case of error

eSign brings an out-of-the box implementation for this interface that is described below

Table 2. Available implementations for ITrustCertificateStoreAddin
Implementation	Default	Description
DefaultTrustCertificateStoreAddin	✓	Monitors the trust store and checks if the issuer of the certificate and certificate itself are trusted
HibernateTrustCertificateStore	✕	Monitors the trust store and checks if the issuer of the certificate and certificate itself are trusted