Class FingerprintTrustManagerFactory

java.lang.Object
javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory
io.netty.handler.ssl.util.SimpleTrustManagerFactory
io.netty.handler.ssl.util.FingerprintTrustManagerFactory
public final class FingerprintTrustManagerFactory extends SimpleTrustManagerFactory
An TrustManagerFactory that trusts an X.509 certificate whose hash matches.

NOTE: It is recommended to verify certificates and their chain to prevent Man-in-the-middle attacks. This TrustManagerFactory will only verify that the fingerprint of certificates match one of the given fingerprints. This procedure is called certificate pinning and is an effective protection. For maximum security one should verify that the whole certificate chain is as expected. It is worth mentioning that certain firewalls, proxies or other appliances found in corporate environments, actually perform Man-in-the-middle attacks and thus present a different certificate fingerprint.

The hash of an X.509 certificate is calculated from its DER encoded format. You can get the fingerprint of an X.509 certificate using the openssl command. For example: 

$ openssl x509 -fingerprint -sha256 -in my_certificate.crt
SHA256 Fingerprint=1C:53:0E:6B:FF:93:F0:DE:C2:E6:E7:9D:10:53:58:FF:DD:8E:68:CD:82:D9:C9:36:9B:43:EE:B3:DC:13:68:FB
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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hmw=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----