# CertPathProviderMBean (Abstract)

Overview | Related MBeans | Attributes | Operations

## Overview

The base MBean for all MBean implementations that manage certification path providers. If your certification path provider provides CertPathBuilder services, then your MBean must extend `weblogic.management.security.pk.CertPathBuilder`. If your certification path provider provides CertPathValidator services, then your MBean must extend `weblogic.management.security.pk.CertPathValidator`.

Fully Qualified Interface Name | If you use the `getMBeanInfo` operation in MBeanTypeServiceMBean, supply the following value as this MBean's fully qualified interface name: `weblogic.management.security.pk.CertPathProviderMBean`
Factory Methods | Factory methods in RealmMBean
Subtypes | The following MBeans extend or implement this MBean type:
CertPathBuilderMBean CertPathValidatorMBean CertificateRegistryMBean | WebLogicCertPathProviderMBean

## Related MBeans

This section describes attributes that provide access to other MBeans. For more information about the MBean hierarchy, refer to WebLogic Server MBean Data Model.

Realm |

### Realm

Returns the realm that contains this security provider. Returns null if this security provider is not contained by a realm.

Privileges | Read only
Type | RealmMBean
Relationship type: | Reference.

## Attributes

This section describes the following attributes:

Description Name | Version

### Description

Returns a description of this security provider.

Each security provider's MBean should set the default value of this read-only attribute to a string that describes the provider. In other words, each security provider's MBean hard-wires its description. There are no conventions governing the contents of the description. It should be a human readable string that gives a brief description of the security provider.

Privileges | Read only
Type | java.lang.String
Redeploy or Restart required | Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.

### Name

The name of this configuration. WebLogic Server uses an MBean to implement and persist the configuration.

Privileges | Read only
Type | java.lang.String
Default Value | Provider
Redeploy or Restart required | Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.

### Version

Returns this security provider's version.

Each security provider's MBean should set the default value of this read-only attribute to a string that specifies the version of the provider (e.g. 7.3.04). In other words, each security provider's MBean hard-wires its version. There are no conventions governing the contents of the version string.

Privileges | Read only
Type | java.lang.String
Redeploy or Restart required | Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.

## Operations

This section describes the following operations:

wls_getDisplayName |

### wls_getDisplayName

Operation Name | `"wls_getDisplayName"`
Parameters | `null`
Signature | `null`
Returns | `String`