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package java.security.cert;
/**
* <p>Performs one or more checks on each {@code Certificate} of a
* {@code CertPath}.
*
* <p>A {@code CertPathChecker} implementation is typically created to extend
* a certification path validation algorithm. For example, an implementation
* may check for and process a critical private extension of each certificate
* in a certification path.
*
* @since 1.8
*/
public interface CertPathChecker {
/**
* Initializes the internal state of this {@code CertPathChecker}.
*
* <p>The {@code forward} flag specifies the order that certificates will
* be passed to the {@link #check check} method (forward or reverse).
*
* @param forward the order that certificates are presented to the
* {@code check} method. If {@code true}, certificates are
* presented from target to trust anchor (forward); if
* {@code false}, from trust anchor to target (reverse).
* @throws CertPathValidatorException if this {@code CertPathChecker} is
* unable to check certificates in the specified order
*/
void init(boolean forward) throws CertPathValidatorException;
/**
* Indicates if forward checking is supported. Forward checking refers
* to the ability of the {@code CertPathChecker} to perform its checks
* when certificates are presented to the {@code check} method in the
* forward direction (from target to trust anchor).
*
* @return {@code true} if forward checking is supported, {@code false}
* otherwise
*/
boolean isForwardCheckingSupported();
/**
* Performs the check(s) on the specified certificate using its internal
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