Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.security.Principal; import java.security.cert.Certificate; import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory; import java.security.cert.X509Certificate; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { Certificate[] certpath = new Certificate[args.length]; CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509"); for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(args[i]); certpath[i] = cf.generateCertificate(in); } for (int i = 0; i < certpath.length - 1; i++) { Principal issuer = ((X509Certificate) certpath[i]).getIssuerDN(); Principal subject = ((X509Certificate) certpath[i + 1]).getSubjectDN(); if (!issuer.equals(subject)) { System.out.println("in " + i + " issuer is " + issuer); System.out.println("But in " + (i + 1)); System.out.println("subject is " + subject); break; } } } }