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25
26package javax.net.ssl;
27
28/**
29 * This class is the base interface for hostname verification.
30 * <P>
31 * During handshaking, if the URL's hostname and
32 * the server's identification hostname mismatch, the
33 * verification mechanism can call back to implementers of this
34 * interface to determine if this connection should be allowed.
35 * <P>
36 * The policies can be certificate-based
37 * or may depend on other authentication schemes.
38 * <P>
39 * These callbacks are used when the default rules for URL hostname
40 * verification fail.
41 *
42 * @author Brad R. Wetmore
43 * @since 1.4
44 */
45
46public interface HostnameVerifier {
47    /**
48     * Verify that the host name is an acceptable match with
49     * the server's authentication scheme.
50     *
51     * @param hostname the host name
52     * @param session SSLSession used on the connection to host
53     * @return true if the host name is acceptable
54     */
55    public boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session);
56}
57