/* PKIXCertPathChecker.java -- checks X.509 certificate paths.
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package java.security.cert;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A validator for X.509 certificates when approving certificate chains.
 *
 * <p>Concrete subclasses can be passed to the {@link
 * PKIXParameters#setCertPathCheckers(java.util.List)} and {@link
 * PKIXParameters#addCertPathChecker(java.security.cert.PKIXCertPathChecker}
 * methods, which are then used to set up PKIX certificate chain
 * builders or validators. These classes then call the {@link
 * #check(java.security.cert.Certificate,java.util.Collection)} method
 * of this class, performing whatever checks on the certificate,
 * throwing an exception if any check fails.
 *
 * <p>Subclasses of this must be able to perform their checks in the
 * backward direction -- from the most-trusted certificate to the target
 * -- and may optionally support forward checking -- from the target to
 * the most-trusted certificate.
 *
 * @see PKIXParameters
 */
public abstract class PKIXCertPathChecker implements Cloneable
{

  // Constructor.
  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  /** Default constructor. */
  protected PKIXCertPathChecker()
  {
    super();
  }

  // Cloneable interface.
  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  public Object clone()
  {
    try
      {
        return super.clone();
      }
    catch (CloneNotSupportedException cnse)
      {
        throw new InternalError(cnse.getMessage());
      }
  }

  // Abstract methods.
  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  /**
   * Initialize this PKIXCertPathChecker. If subclasses support forward
   * checking, a value of true can be passed to this method, and
   * certificates can be validated from the target certificate to the
   * most-trusted certifcate.
   *
   * @param forward The direction of this PKIXCertPathChecker.
   * @throws CertPathValidatorException If <i>forward</i> is true and
   *         this class does not support forward checking.
   */
  public abstract void init(boolean forward) throws CertPathValidatorException;

  /**
   * Returns whether or not this class supports forward checking.
   *
   * @return Whether or not this class supports forward checking.
   */
  public abstract boolean isForwardCheckingSupported();

  /**
   * Returns an immutable set of X.509 extension object identifiers (OIDs)
   * supported by this PKIXCertPathChecker.
   *
   * @return An immutable set of Strings of the supported X.509 OIDs, or
   *         null if no extensions are supported.
   */
  public abstract Set getSupportedExtensions();

  /**
   * Checks a certificate, removing any critical extensions that are
   * resolved in this check.
   *
   * @param cert               The certificate to check.
   * @param unresolvedCritExts The (mutable) collection of as-of-yet
   *        unresolved critical extensions, as OID strings.
   * @throws CertPathValidatorException If this certificate fails this
   *         check.
   */
  public abstract void check(Certificate cert, Collection unresolvedCritExts)
  throws CertPathValidatorException;
}