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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of the License "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description: 
       
    15 * Implementation of the class that holds the Distinguished Name of a subject
       
    16 *
       
    17 */
       
    18 
       
    19 
       
    20 
       
    21 
       
    22 /**
       
    23  @file 
       
    24  @publishedAll
       
    25  @released
       
    26 */
       
    27 #if !defined (__X500DN_H__)
       
    28 #define __X500DN_H__
       
    29 
       
    30 #include <e32base.h>
       
    31 #include <e32std.h>
       
    32 #include <s32file.h>
       
    33 #include <x520ava.h>
       
    34 
       
    35 class CX500DistinguishedName : public CBase
       
    36 /** Holds the Distinguished Name of a subject.
       
    37 *
       
    38 * A collection of 'attribute type and value' objects, as defined by the X.520 
       
    39 * standard.
       
    40 *
       
    41 * The name used in X.509 certificates is the X.500 Distinguished Name, which 
       
    42 * describes a path through an X.500 Directory Information Tree.
       
    43 *
       
    44 * A Distinguished Name is a series of name-value pairs that uniquely identify 
       
    45 * an entity, i.e. the certificate subject. 
       
    46 *
       
    47 * @publishedAll
       
    48 * @released
       
    49 *
       
    50 * <!-- 
       
    51 * This is necessary when working with certificates, certificate requests, directories, etc. 
       
    52 * -->
       
    53 */
       
    54 	{
       
    55 public:
       
    56 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified buffer containing 
       
    57 	* the encoded binary representation, starting at the specified offset.
       
    58 	* 
       
    59 	* @param aBinaryData	The encoded binary representation.
       
    60 	* @param aPos			The position from which to start decoding.
       
    61 	* @return				The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
    62 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewL(const TDesC8& aBinaryData, TInt& aPos);
       
    63 	
       
    64 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified buffer containing 
       
    65 	* the encoded binary representation, starting at the specified offset, and puts 
       
    66 	* a pointer to it onto the cleanup stack.
       
    67 	* 
       
    68 	* @param aBinaryData	The encoded binary representation.
       
    69 	* @param aPos			The position from which to start decoding.
       
    70 	* @return				The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
    71 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewLC(const TDesC8& aBinaryData, TInt& aPos);
       
    72 	
       
    73 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified buffer containing 
       
    74 	* the encoded binary representation.
       
    75 	* 
       
    76 	* Initialises the object from its encoded binary form into an internal representation.
       
    77 	* 
       
    78 	* @param aBinaryData	The encoded binary representation.
       
    79 	* @return				The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
    80 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewL(const TDesC8& aBinaryData);
       
    81 	
       
    82 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified buffer containing 
       
    83 	* the encoded binary representation, and puts a pointer to it onto the cleanup stack.
       
    84 	* 
       
    85 	* Initialises the object from its encoded binary form into an internal representation.
       
    86 	* 
       
    87 	* @param aBinaryData	The encoded binary representation.
       
    88 	* @return				The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
    89 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewLC(const TDesC8& aBinaryData);
       
    90 	
       
    91 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified read stream.
       
    92 	* 
       
    93 	* Construction is from a stream.
       
    94 	* 
       
    95 	* @param aStream	Stream from which the contents should be internalised.
       
    96 	* @return			The newDistinguished Name object. */
       
    97 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewL(RReadStream& aStream);
       
    98 	
       
    99 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified read stream, and 
       
   100 	* puts a pointer to it onto the cleanup stack.
       
   101 	* 
       
   102 	* @param aStream	Stream from which the contents should be internalised.
       
   103 	* @return			The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
   104 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewLC(RReadStream& aStream);	
       
   105 	
       
   106 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified array of 'attribute 
       
   107 	* type and value' objects.
       
   108 	* 
       
   109 	* The elements of the specified array are copied into this object.
       
   110 	* 
       
   111 	* @param aElements	The array of 'attribute type and value' objects to be copied.
       
   112 	* @return			The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
   113 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewL(const CArrayPtr<CX520AttributeTypeAndValue>& aElements);
       
   114 	
       
   115 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from the specified array of 'attribute 
       
   116 	* type and value' objects, and puts a pointer to it onto the cleanup stack.
       
   117 	* 
       
   118 	* The elements of the specified array are copied into this object.
       
   119 	* 
       
   120 	* @param aElements	The array of 'attribute type and value' objects to be copied.
       
   121 	* @return			The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
   122 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewLC(const CArrayPtr<CX520AttributeTypeAndValue>& aElements);	
       
   123 	
       
   124 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from an existing object.
       
   125 	* 
       
   126 	* This is equivalent to a copy constructor.
       
   127 	* 
       
   128 	* @param aName	The Distinguished Name object to be copied.
       
   129 	* @return		The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
   130 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewL(const CX500DistinguishedName& aName);
       
   131 	
       
   132 	/** Creates a new Distinguished Name object from an existing object, and puts a 
       
   133 	* pointer to it onto the cleanup stack.
       
   134 	* 
       
   135 	* This is equivalent to a copy constructor.
       
   136 	* 
       
   137 	* @param aName	The Distinguished Name object to be copied.
       
   138 	* @return		The new Distinguished Name object. */
       
   139 	IMPORT_C static CX500DistinguishedName* NewLC(const CX500DistinguishedName& aName);
       
   140 	
       
   141 	/** Externalises an object of this class to a write stream.
       
   142 	* 
       
   143 	* The presence of this function means that the standard templated operator<<() 
       
   144 	* can be used to externalise objects of this class.
       
   145 	* 
       
   146 	* @param aStream	Stream to which the object should be externalised. */
       
   147 	IMPORT_C void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
       
   148 	
       
   149 	/** Gets the number of 'attribute type and value' objects contained by this Distinguished 
       
   150 	* Name object.
       
   151 	* 
       
   152 	* @return	The number of 'attribute type and value' objects. */
       
   153 	IMPORT_C TInt Count() const;
       
   154 	
       
   155 	/** Gets a reference to specific 'attribute type and value' object as identified 
       
   156 	* by the specified index.
       
   157 	* 
       
   158 	* @param aIndex	The index number identifying the specific 'attribute type and 
       
   159 	* 				value' object. This number is relative to zero. This value must be non-negative 
       
   160 	* 				and less than the number of objects currently contained by this Distinguished 
       
   161 	* 				Name object.
       
   162 	* @return		The referenced 'attribute type and value' object. */
       
   163 	IMPORT_C const CX520AttributeTypeAndValue& Element(TInt aIndex) const;
       
   164 	
       
   165 	/** Destructor.
       
   166 	* 
       
   167 	* Frees all resources owned by the object, prior to its destruction. */
       
   168 	IMPORT_C ~CX500DistinguishedName(); 
       
   169 
       
   170 	/** Compares the specified Distinguished Name object with this Distinguished Name 
       
   171 	* object.
       
   172 	* 
       
   173 	* @param aName	The Distinguished Name object to be compared.
       
   174 	* @return		ETrue, if the Distinguished Name objects contain exactly the same 'attribute 
       
   175 	* 				type and value' objects; EFalse, otherwise.
       
   176 	* @see CX520AttributeTypeAndValue::ExactMatchL() 
       
   177 	*
       
   178 	* <!--	This function checks if all the fields of aName and 
       
   179 	*		iElements are the same but not necessarily in the same order. -->
       
   180 	*/
       
   181 	IMPORT_C TBool ExactMatchL(const CX500DistinguishedName& aName) const;
       
   182 
       
   183 	/** <!--
       
   184 	 // This function checks if the elements of iElements are a superset of
       
   185 	 // the fields in aName.
       
   186 	 // @param aName We want to check that the fields in aName are present in iElements.
       
   187 	 // @return 
       
   188 	 // <UL>
       
   189 	 // <LI>ETrue if all the fields in aName have a corresponding field in iElements.</LI>
       
   190 	 // <LI>EFalse otherwise</LI>
       
   191 	 // </UL>
       
   192 	 -->
       
   193 	* Tests whether all 'attribute type and value' objects contained in the specified 
       
   194 	* Distinguished Name object are also contained within this Distinguished Name object.
       
   195 	* 
       
   196 	* This function checks if the elements of iElements are a superset of the fields in aName.
       
   197 	* 
       
   198 	* @param aName	The Distinguished Name object to be compared.
       
   199 	* @return		ETrue, if all 'attribute type and value' objects contained in the specified 
       
   200 	* 				Distinguished Name object are also contained within this Distinguished Name 
       
   201 	* 				object; EFalse, otherwise. */
       
   202 	IMPORT_C TBool IsWithinSubtreeL(const CX500DistinguishedName& aName) const;
       
   203 
       
   204 	/** <!--
       
   205 	 // This function compares each of the elements in iElements with aElement. The comparison
       
   206 	 // is made by the CX520AttributeTypeAndValue::ExactMatchL function.
       
   207 	 // @param aElement The element which we want to compare the elements of iElements with.
       
   208 	 // @return 
       
   209 	 // <UL>
       
   210 	 // <LI>ETrue if one of the elements in iElements is equal to aElement.</LI>
       
   211 	 // <LI>EFalse otherwise</LI>
       
   212 	 // </UL>
       
   213 	 -->
       
   214 	* Tests whether this Distinguished Name object contains the specified 'attribute 
       
   215 	* type and value' object.
       
   216 	* 
       
   217 	* This function compares each of the elements in iElements with aElement. The comparison
       
   218 	* is made by the CX520AttributeTypeAndValue::ExactMatchL() function.
       
   219 	* 
       
   220 	* @param aElement	The 'attribute type and value' object to be checked.
       
   221 	* @return			ETrue, if the specified 'attribute type and value' object is contained 
       
   222 	* 					in this Distinguished Name object; EFalse otherwise. */
       
   223 	IMPORT_C TBool MatchElementL(const CX520AttributeTypeAndValue& aElement) const;
       
   224 	
       
   225 	/** Gets the decoded value associated with the specified field/attribute name, 
       
   226 	* from the Distinguished Name.
       
   227 	* 
       
   228 	* @param aFieldName	The field name.
       
   229 	* @return			A heap descriptor containing the decoded value associated with the 
       
   230 	* 					specified field name. */
       
   231 	IMPORT_C HBufC* ExtractFieldL(const TDesC& aFieldName) const;
       
   232 	
       
   233 	/** Gets the decoded value for the common or organisation name.
       
   234 	* 
       
   235 	* @return A heap descriptor containing the decoded value of the common or organisation name. */
       
   236 	IMPORT_C HBufC* DisplayNameL() const;
       
   237 
       
   238 	/** Encodes a DN into an ASN.1 object tree.
       
   239 	* 
       
   240 	* Note that the tree has the following format:
       
   241 	* @code
       
   242     *         SEQUENCE-OF
       
   243     *             SET-OF
       
   244     *                 SEQUENCE-OF
       
   245     *                     OID
       
   246     *                     value (usually OCTET STRING)
       
   247     *             ...
       
   248     * @endcode
       
   249 	* 
       
   250 	* A SEQUENCE-OF object with a changed tag is used instead of 
       
   251 	* a SET-OF object. This should be all right as long as it 
       
   252 	* contains only one child, because otherwise child order in 
       
   253 	* a SET-OF becomes important.
       
   254 	* 
       
   255 	* This function does not introduce an additional dependency 
       
   256 	* on ASN1 library because X500 library already depends on 
       
   257 	* it -- the attribute type/value class stores and manipulated 
       
   258 	* ASN.1 encodings as its values.
       
   259 	* 	
       
   260 	* @return	ASN.1 sequence object containing the DN, 
       
   261 	* 			pushed on the cleanup stack.
       
   262 	*/
       
   263 	IMPORT_C CASN1EncSequence* EncodeASN1LC() const;
       
   264 
       
   265 	/** Encodes a DN into an ASN.1 object tree. 
       
   266 	* 
       
   267 	* See note in the description of #EncodeASN1LC for the explanation of 
       
   268 	* the resulting encoding tree format.
       
   269 	* 	
       
   270 	* @return	ASN.1 sequence object containing the DN. */
       
   271 	IMPORT_C CASN1EncSequence* EncodeASN1L() const;
       
   272 
       
   273 private:
       
   274 	CX500DistinguishedName();
       
   275 	void ConstructL(const CArrayPtr<CX520AttributeTypeAndValue>& aElements);
       
   276 	void ConstructL(const TDesC8& aBinaryData, TInt& aPos);
       
   277 	void ConstructL(RReadStream& aStream);
       
   278 	void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
       
   279 	CArrayPtrFlat<CX520AttributeTypeAndValue>* iElements;
       
   280 	};
       
   281 
       
   282 #endif