Revize 61a42455

Re #8472 - Renamed `verify_ca` method to `verify_cert` and improved its documentation

proj/services/cryptography.py

@@ -174 +174 @@
                    extensions="",
                    days=30):
         """
-        Creates a certificate by using the given subject, subject's key, issuer and it's key.
+        Creates a certificate by using the given subject, subject's key, issuer and its key.
 
         :param subject: subject to be added to the created certificate
         :param subject_key: string containing the private key to be used when creating the certificate in PEM format
@@ -195 +195 @@
                              days=days)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def verify_ca(certificate):
-        # TODO could be renamed to "verify_certificate"? This method can verify all certificates, not just CAs.
+    def verify_cert(certificate):
+        """
+        Verifies whether the given certificate is not expired.
+
+        :param certificate: certificate to be verified in PEM format
+        :return: Returns `true` if the certificate is not expired, `false` when expired.
+        """
         # call openssl to check whether the certificate is valid to this date
         args = [OPENSSL_EXECUTABLE, "x509", "-checkend", "0", "-noout", "-text", "-in", "-"]