IntegrityVerifier.java

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package net.jini.security;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Defines the interface for integrity verifiers used by
 * {@link Security#verifyCodebaseIntegrity Security.verifyCodebaseIntegrity},
 * allowing the URLs that provide content integrity to be extended.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface IntegrityVerifier {
    /**
     * Returns <code>true</code> if the specified URL is known to provide
     * content integrity; returns <code>false</code> otherwise.
     *
     * @param url URL to verify
     * @return <code>true</code> if the specified URL is known to provide
     * content integrity; <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @throws NullPointerException if the URL is <code>null</code>
     */
    boolean providesIntegrity(URL url);
}