1. /*

  2.  * @(#)CRLSelector.java	1.4 03/01/23

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2003 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 selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting <code>CRL</code>s.

  12.  * Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify

  13.  * which <code>CRL</code>s should be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>.

  14.  * <p>

  15.  * <b>Concurrent Access</b>

  16.  * <p>

  17.  * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not

  18.  * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single

  19.  * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and

  20.  * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating

  21.  * separate objects need not synchronize.

  22.  *

  23.  * @see CRL

  24.  * @see CertStore

  25.  * @see CertStore#getCRLs

  26.  *

  27.  * @version 	1.4 01/23/03

  28.  * @author	Steve Hanna

  29.  * @since	1.4

  30.  */

  31. public interface CRLSelector extends Cloneable {

  32. 

  33.     /**

  34.      * Decides whether a <code>CRL</code> should be selected.

  35.      *

  36.      * @param	crl     the <code>CRL</code> to be checked

  37.      * @return	<code>true</code> if the <code>CRL</code> should be selected, 

  38.      * <code>false</code> otherwise

  39.      */

  40.     boolean match(CRL crl);

  41. 

  42.     /**

  43.      * Makes a copy of this <code>CRLSelector</code>. Changes to the 

  44.      * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.

  45.      *

  46.      * @return a copy of this <code>CRLSelector</code>

  47.      */

  48.     Object clone();

  49. }