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/*

 * NOTE:  this file was copied from javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier

 */

package com.sun.net.ssl;

/**

 * HostnameVerifier provides a callback mechanism so that

 * implementers of this interface can supply a policy for

 * handling the case where the host to connect to and

 * the server name from the certificate mismatch.

 *

 * @deprecated As of JDK 1.4, this implementation-specific class was

 *      replaced by {@link javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier} and

 *      {@link javax.net.ssl.CertificateHostnameVerifier}.

 */

@Deprecated

public interface HostnameVerifier {

    /**

     * Verify that the hostname from the URL is an acceptable

     * match with the value from the common name entry in the

     * server certificate's distinguished name.

     *

     * @param urlHostname the host name of the URL

     * @param certHostname the common name entry from the certificate

     * @return true if the certificate host name is acceptable

     */

    public boolean verify(String urlHostname, String certHostname);

}