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25 
26 package 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 
46 public 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      */
verify(String hostname, SSLSession session)55     public boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session);
56 }
57