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diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/protocol/SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/protocol/SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java
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index fa0acc7..e6ce513 100644
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--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/protocol/SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java
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+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/protocol/SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java
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@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
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 import java.util.LinkedList;
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 import java.util.List;
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 import java.util.Locale;
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-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
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+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
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 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
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+import javax.naming.InvalidNameException;
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+import javax.naming.NamingException;
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+import javax.naming.directory.Attribute;
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+import javax.naming.directory.Attributes;
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+import javax.naming.ldap.LdapName;
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+import javax.naming.ldap.Rdn;
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 import javax.net.ssl.SSLException;
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 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
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 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket;
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@@ -424,28 +430,39 @@ public class SSLProtocolSocketFactory implements SecureProtocolSocketFactory {
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 		return dots;
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 	}
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-	private static String getCN(X509Certificate cert) {
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-        // Note:  toString() seems to do a better job than getName()
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-        //
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-        // For example, getName() gives me this:
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-        // 1.2.840.113549.1.9.1=#16166a756c6975736461766965734063756362632e636f6d
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-        //
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-        // whereas toString() gives me this:
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-        // EMAILADDRESS=juliusdavies@cucbc.com        
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-		String subjectPrincipal = cert.getSubjectX500Principal().toString();
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-		
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-		return getCN(subjectPrincipal);
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-
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+	private static String getCN(final X509Certificate cert) {
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+		final String subjectPrincipal = cert.getSubjectX500Principal().toString();
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+		try {
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+			return extractCN(subjectPrincipal);
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+		} catch (SSLException ex) {
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+			return null;
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+		}
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 	}
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-	private static String getCN(String subjectPrincipal) {
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-		StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(subjectPrincipal, ",");
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-		while(st.hasMoreTokens()) {
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-			String tok = st.nextToken().trim();
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-			if (tok.length() > 3) {
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-				if (tok.substring(0, 3).equalsIgnoreCase("CN=")) {
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-					return tok.substring(3);
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+
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+	private static String extractCN(final String subjectPrincipal) throws SSLException {
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+		if (subjectPrincipal == null) {
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+			return null;
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+		}
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+		try {
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+			final LdapName subjectDN = new LdapName(subjectPrincipal);
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+			final List<Rdn> rdns = subjectDN.getRdns();
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+			for (int i = rdns.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
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+				final Rdn rds = rdns.get(i);
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+				final Attributes attributes = rds.toAttributes();
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+				final Attribute cn = attributes.get("cn");
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+				if (cn != null) {
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+					try {
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+						final Object value = cn.get();
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+						if (value != null) {
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+							return value.toString();
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+						}
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+					} catch (NoSuchElementException ignore) {
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+					} catch (NamingException ignore) {
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+					}
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 				}
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 			}
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+		} catch (InvalidNameException e) {
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+			throw new SSLException(subjectPrincipal + " is not a valid X500 distinguished name");
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 		}
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 		return null;
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 	}