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/*
 * NOTE:  this file was copied from javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier
 */

package com.sun.net.ssl;

HostnameVerifier provides a callback mechanism so that implementers of this interface can supply a policy for handling the case where the host to connect to and the server name from the certificate mismatch.
Deprecated:As of JDK 1.4, this implementation-specific class was replaced by HostnameVerifier and CertificateHostnameVerifier.
/** * HostnameVerifier provides a callback mechanism so that * implementers of this interface can supply a policy for * handling the case where the host to connect to and * the server name from the certificate mismatch. * * @deprecated As of JDK 1.4, this implementation-specific class was * replaced by {@link javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier} and * {@link javax.net.ssl.CertificateHostnameVerifier}. */
@Deprecated public interface HostnameVerifier {
Verify that the hostname from the URL is an acceptable match with the value from the common name entry in the server certificate's distinguished name.
Params:
  • urlHostname – the host name of the URL
  • certHostname – the common name entry from the certificate
Returns:true if the certificate host name is acceptable
/** * Verify that the hostname from the URL is an acceptable * match with the value from the common name entry in the * server certificate's distinguished name. * * @param urlHostname the host name of the URL * @param certHostname the common name entry from the certificate * @return true if the certificate host name is acceptable */
public boolean verify(String urlHostname, String certHostname); }