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+package org.spongycastle.jce.cert;
+
+import java.security.cert.Certificate;
+
+/**
+ * A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting
+ * <code>Certificate</code>s. Classes that implement this interface
+ * are often used to specify which <code>Certificate</code>s should
+ * be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>.<br />
+ * <br />
+ * <b>Concurrent Access</b><br />
+ * <br />
+ * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
+ * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
+ * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
+ * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
+ * separate objects need not synchronize.
+ *
+ * @see Certificate
+ * @see CertStore
+ * @see CertStore#getCertificates
+ */
+public interface CertSelector extends Cloneable
+{
+ /**
+ * Decides whether a <code>Certificate</code> should be selected.
+ *
+ * @param cert the <code>Certificate</code> to be checked
+ * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Certificate</code>
+ * should be selected, <code>false</code> otherwise
+ */
+ public boolean match(Certificate cert);
+
+ /**
+ * Makes a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>. Changes to the
+ * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
+ *
+ * @return a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>
+ */
+ public Object clone();
+}