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package java.security.cert;
/**
* A specification of the result of a certification path validator algorithm.
* <p>
* The purpose of this interface is to group (and provide type safety
* for) all certification path validator results. All results returned
* by the {@link CertPathValidator#validate CertPathValidator.validate}
* method must implement this interface.
*
* @see CertPathValidator
*
* @since 1.4
* @author Yassir Elley
*/
public interface CertPathValidatorResult extends Cloneable {
/**
* Makes a copy of this <code>CertPathValidatorResult</code>. Changes to the
* copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
*
* @return a copy of this <code>CertPathValidatorResult</code>
*/
Object clone();
}