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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        */
   55       public boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session);
   56   }