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25 
26 package java.security.cert;
27 
28 /**
29  * A specification of the result of a certification path validator algorithm.
30  * <p>
31  * The purpose of this interface is to group (and provide type safety
32  * for) all certification path validator results. All results returned
33  * by the {@link CertPathValidator#validate CertPathValidator.validate}
34  * method must implement this interface.
35  *
36  * @see CertPathValidator
37  *
38  * @since       1.4
39  * @author      Yassir Elley
40  */
41 public interface CertPathValidatorResult extends Cloneable {
42 
43     /**
44      * Makes a copy of this {@code CertPathValidatorResult}. Changes to the
45      * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
46      *
47      * @return a copy of this {@code CertPathValidatorResult}
48      */
clone()49     Object clone();
50 }
51