Interface XMLSignature.SignatureValue

A representation of the XML SignatureValue element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. The XML Schema Definition is defined as:

<element name="SignatureValue" type="ds:SignatureValueType"/>
     <complexType name="SignatureValueType">
       <simpleContent>
         <extension base="base64Binary">
           <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional"/>
         </extension>
       </simpleContent>
     </complexType>

Methods

getId

String getId()

Returns the optional Id attribute of this SignatureValue, which permits this element to be referenced from elsewhere.

Returns:

the Id attribute (may be null if not specified)

getValue

byte[] getValue()

Returns the signature value of this SignatureValue.

Returns:

the signature value (may be null if the XMLSignature has not been signed yet). Each invocation of this method returns a new clone of the array to prevent subsequent modification.

validate

boolean validate(XMLValidateContext validateContext)
          throws XMLSignatureException

Parameters:

validateContext - the validating context

Returns:

true if the signature was validated successfully; false otherwise

Throws:

NullPointerException - if validateContext is null

XMLSignatureException - if an unexpected exception occurs while validating the signature