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     17 
     18 package java.security.cert;
     19 
     20 /**
     21  * The interface specification to determine whether a {@code
     22  * Certificate} meets some criteria.
     23  * <p>
     24  * The implementations of this interface are typically used to define the
     25  * criteria for selecting {@code Certificate}s from a {@code CertStore}.
     26  *
     27  * @see CertStore
     28  * @see Certificate
     29  */
     30 public interface CertSelector extends Cloneable {
     31 
     32     /**
     33      * Clones this {@code CertSelector} instance.
     34      *
     35      * @return the cloned instance.
     36      */
     37     public Object clone();
     38 
     39     /**
     40      * Checks whether the defined criteria of this instance match the specified
     41      * certificate.
     42      *
     43      * @param cert
     44      *            the certificate to be evaluated.
     45      * @return {@code true} if the certificate matches the criteria, {@code
     46      *         false} otherwise.
     47      */
     48     public boolean match(Certificate cert);
     49 }
     50