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package java.security.cert;
/**
* A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting {@code CRL}s.
* Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify
* which {@code CRL}s should be retrieved from a {@code CertStore}.
* <p>
* <b>Concurrent Access</b>
* <p>
* Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
* thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
* object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
* provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
* separate objects need not synchronize.
*
* @see CRL
* @see CertStore
* @see CertStore#getCRLs
*
* @author Steve Hanna
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface CRLSelector extends Cloneable {
/**
* Decides whether a {@code CRL} should be selected.
*
* @param crl the {@code CRL} to be checked
* @return {@code true} if the {@code CRL} should be selected,
* {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean match(CRL crl);
/**
* Makes a copy of this {@code CRLSelector}. Changes to the
* copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
*
* @return a copy of this {@code CRLSelector}
*/
Object clone();
}