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package java.security.cert;

/**

 * A specification of certification path algorithm parameters.

 * The purpose of this interface is to group (and provide type safety for)

 * all {@code CertPath} parameter specifications. All

 * {@code CertPath} parameter specifications must implement this

 * interface.

 *

 * @author      Yassir Elley

 * @see         CertPathValidator#validate(CertPath, CertPathParameters)

 * @see         CertPathBuilder#build(CertPathParameters)

 * @since       1.4

 */

public interface CertPathParameters extends Cloneable {

  /**

   * Makes a copy of this {@code CertPathParameters}. Changes to the

   * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.

   *

   * @return a copy of this {@code CertPathParameters}

   */

  Object clone();

}