public Date getRequestValidityNotBefore() {
Date ret = null;
final CertTemplate templ = getReq().getCertReq().getCertTemplate();
final OptionalValidity val = templ.getValidity();
if (val != null) {
final Time time = val.getNotBefore();
if (time != null) {
ret = time.getDate();
}
}
if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
log.debug("Request validity notBefore is: "+(ret == null ? "null" : ret.toString()));
}