1. /*

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

  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. }