demo.smime.ess

Class SecurityLabelDemo

java.lang.Object

demo.smime.ess.SecurityLabelDemo

public class SecurityLabelDemo
extends java.lang.Object

Demonstrates the usage of the S/MIME-ESS SecurityLabel attribute. The SecurityLabel attribute may be included as signed attribute in a SignerInfo for providing some kind of "access control" mechanism for the contents of a message.

This demo uses a simple SecurityLabelHandler that only implements a simple security policy based on the default security classifications "unmarked", "unclassified", "restricted", "confidential", "secret", "top-secret". Since the SignedData message created by this demo only contains an ESS SecurityLabel attribute with classification "confidential", only this classification is processed by the demo handler. "unmarked" and "unclassified" are handled as "not critical" content (i.e. the content can be accessed by any one), "secret", "top-secret" lock the content (i.e. it is not displayed), and "restricted" and "confidential" popup a confirmation dialog reminding the recipient about the confidentiality of the message content.

To run this demo the following packages are required:

• iaik_cms.jar
• iaik_jce(_full).jar (IAIK-JCE Core Crypto Library).
• Jakarta/Angus Mail
• Jakarta Activation Framework

See Also:

MySecurityLabelHandler, ESSSecurityLabel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SecurityLabelDemo() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
jakarta.mail.Message	createMessage(jakarta.mail.Session session, java.lang.String subject) Creates a MIME message container with the given subject for the given session.
jakarta.mail.Message	createSignedMessage(jakarta.mail.Session session) Creates a signed message containing an ESS SecurityLabel attribute.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] argv) The main method.
void	parseMessage(jakarta.mail.Message msg) Parses the signed message, verifies the signature and processes the SecurityLabel attribute.
void	start() Starts the demo.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SecurityLabelDemo

public SecurityLabelDemo()

Default constructor. Reads certificates and keys from the demo keystore.

Method Detail

start

public void start()
           throws java.io.IOException

Starts the demo.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O related error occurs

createMessage

public jakarta.mail.Message createMessage(jakarta.mail.Session session,
                                          java.lang.String subject)
                                   throws jakarta.mail.MessagingException

Creates a MIME message container with the given subject for the given session.

Parameters:

session - the mail sesion

subject - the subject of the message

Returns:

the MIME message with FROM, TO, DATE and SUBJECT headers (without content)

Throws:

jakarta.mail.MessagingException - if the message cannot be created

createSignedMessage

public jakarta.mail.Message createSignedMessage(jakarta.mail.Session session)
                                         throws java.lang.Exception

Creates a signed message containing an ESS SecurityLabel attribute.

Parameters:

session - the mail session

Returns:

the signed message

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if an error occurs when creating the message

parseMessage

public void parseMessage(jakarta.mail.Message msg)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         jakarta.mail.MessagingException,
                         java.security.SignatureException

Parses the signed message, verifies the signature and processes the SecurityLabel attribute.

Parameters:

msg - the message to be parsed

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O related problem occurs

jakarta.mail.MessagingException - if there is a problem with the message format

java.security.SignatureException - if the signature verification failes

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)
                 throws java.io.IOException

The main method.

Throws:

java.io.IOException