com.dstc.security.cms.atts
Interface SMIMECapabilities


public interface SMIMECapabilities
extends Attribute

An interface to the list of algorithms supported and preferred by an S/MIME user. SMIMECapabilities is carried as a signed Attribute in the CMS SignedData within a signed S/MIME message. A recipient of such a message should consult the SMIMECapabilities to discover, for instance, what encryption algorithm to use in future (eg. encrypted) messages to the sender of that signed message.

See Also:
Attribute, SignedData, SMIMECapability

Method Summary
 SMIMECapability[] getCapabilities()
          Returns an array of SMIMECapability in preference order
 
Methods inherited from interface com.dstc.security.cms.Attribute
getEncodedValues, getOid
 

Method Detail

getCapabilities

public SMIMECapability[] getCapabilities()
Returns an array of SMIMECapability in preference order