1 /* 2 * @(#)CertPathParameters.java 1.5 03/12/19 3 * 4 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. 6 */ 7 8 package java.security.cert; 9 10 /** 11 * A specification of certification path algorithm parameters. 12 * The purpose of this interface is to group (and provide type safety for) 13 * all <code>CertPath</code> parameter specifications. All 14 * <code>CertPath</code> parameter specifications must implement this 15 * interface. 16 * 17 * @version 1.5 12/19/03 18 * @author Yassir Elley 19 * @see CertPathValidator#validate(CertPath, CertPathParameters) 20 * @see CertPathBuilder#build(CertPathParameters) 21 * @since 1.4 22 */ 23 public interface CertPathParameters extends Cloneable { 24 25 /** 26 * Makes a copy of this <code>CertPathParameters</code>. Changes to the 27 * copy will not affect the original and vice versa. 28 * 29 * @return a copy of this <code>CertPathParameters</code> 30 */ 31 Object clone(); 32 } 33