Source for javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier

   1: /* HostnameVerifier.java -- verifies disparate hostnames.
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  39: package javax.net.ssl;
  40: 
  41: /**
  42:  * The interface for classes that perform hostname verification for cases
  43:  * when the hostname used to begin the connection (such as in a URL)
  44:  * does not match the hostname used in the SSL handshake.
  45:  * Implementations of this interface should provide an implementation
  46:  * of the {@link #verify(java.lang.String,javax.net.ssl.SSLSession)}
  47:  * method that accepts or rejects hostnames as appropriate.
  48:  *
  49:  * @author Casey Marshall (rsdio@metastatic.org)
  50:  */
  51: public interface HostnameVerifier
  52: {
  53: 
  54:   /**
  55:    * Verifies a hostname given a particular SSL session. This method
  56:    * should return <code>true</code> if the hostname is an accepted
  57:    * alias for the hostname negotiated in the SSL handshake.
  58:    *
  59:    * @param hostname The hostname in question.
  60:    * @param session  The current SSL session.
  61:    * @return <code>true</code> if the hostname is acceptable.
  62:    */
  63:   boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session);
  64: }