protected HttpsURLConnection(URL url) 
{
        super(url);
}

Creates an HttpsURLConnection using the URL specified.

Parameters:

url - the URL

 abstract public String getCipherSuite()
Returns the cipher suite in use on this connection.

 public static HostnameVerifier getDefaultHostnameVerifier() 
{
        return defaultHostnameVerifier;
}

Gets the default HostnameVerifier that is inherited by new instances of this class.

 public static SSLSocketFactory getDefaultSSLSocketFactory() 
{
        if (defaultSSLSocketFactory == null) {
            defaultSSLSocketFactory =
                (SSLSocketFactory)SSLSocketFactory.getDefault();
        }
        return defaultSSLSocketFactory;
}

Gets the default static SSLSocketFactory that is inherited by new instances of this class.

The socket factories are used when creating sockets for secure https URL connections.

 public HostnameVerifier getHostnameVerifier() 
{
        return hostnameVerifier;
}

Gets the HostnameVerifier in place on this instance.

 abstract public Certificate[] getLocalCertificates()
Returns the certificate(s) that were sent to the server during
handshaking.

Note: This method is useful only when using certificate-based
cipher suites.

When multiple certificates are available for use in a
handshake, the implementation chooses what it considers the
"best" certificate chain available, and transmits that to
the other side.  This method allows the caller to know
which certificate chain was actually sent.

 public Principal getLocalPrincipal() 
{
        java.security.cert.Certificate[] certs = getLocalCertificates();
        if (certs != null) {
            return ((X500Principal)
                ((X509Certificate)certs[0]).getSubjectX500Principal());
        } else {
            return null;
        }
}

Returns the principal that was sent to the server during handshaking.

Note: Subclasses should override this method. If not overridden, it will default to returning the X500Principal of the end-entity certificate that was sent to the server for certificate-based ciphersuites or, return null for non-certificate based ciphersuites, such as Kerberos.

 public Principal getPeerPrincipal() throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException 
{
        java.security.cert.Certificate[] certs = getServerCertificates();
        return ((X500Principal)
                ((X509Certificate)certs[0]).getSubjectX500Principal());
}

Returns the server's principal which was established as part of defining the session.

Note: Subclasses should override this method. If not overridden, it will default to returning the X500Principal of the server's end-entity certificate for certificate-based ciphersuites, or throw an SSLPeerUnverifiedException for non-certificate based ciphersuites, such as Kerberos.

 public SSLSocketFactory getSSLSocketFactory() 
{
        return sslSocketFactory;
}

Gets the SSL socket factory to be used when creating sockets for secure https URL connections.

 abstract public Certificate[] getServerCertificates() throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException
Returns the server's certificate chain which was established
as part of defining the session.

Note: This method can be used only when using certificate-based
cipher suites; using it with non-certificate-based cipher suites,
such as Kerberos, will throw an SSLPeerUnverifiedException.

 public static  void setDefaultHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier v) 
{
        if (v == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "no default HostnameVerifier specified");
        }
        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (sm != null) {
            sm.checkPermission(new SSLPermission("setHostnameVerifier"));
        }
        defaultHostnameVerifier = v;
}

Sets the default HostnameVerifier inherited by a new instance of this class.

If this method is not called, the default HostnameVerifier assumes the connection should not be permitted.

 public static  void setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(SSLSocketFactory sf) 
{
        if (sf == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "no default SSLSocketFactory specified");
        }
        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (sm != null) {
            sm.checkSetFactory();
        }
        defaultSSLSocketFactory = sf;
}

Sets the default SSLSocketFactory inherited by new instances of this class.

The socket factories are used when creating sockets for secure https URL connections.

 public  void setHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier v) 
{
        if (v == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "no HostnameVerifier specified");
        }
        hostnameVerifier = v;
}

Sets the HostnameVerifier for this instance.

New instances of this class inherit the default static hostname verifier set by setDefaultHostnameVerifier . Calls to this method replace this object's HostnameVerifier.

 public  void setSSLSocketFactory(SSLSocketFactory sf) 
{
        if (sf == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "no SSLSocketFactory specified");
        }
        sslSocketFactory = sf;
}

Sets the SSLSocketFactory to be used when this instance creates sockets for secure https URL connections.

New instances of this class inherit the default static SSLSocketFactory set by setDefaultSSLSocketFactory . Calls to this method replace this object's SSLSocketFactory.