Module java.base
Package javax.net.ssl

Interface HostnameVerifier

  • public interface HostnameVerifier
    This class is the base interface for hostname verification.

    During handshaking, if the URL's hostname and the server's identification hostname mismatch, the verification mechanism can call back to implementers of this interface to determine if this connection should be allowed.

    The policies can be certificate-based or may depend on other authentication schemes.

    These callbacks are used when the default rules for URL hostname verification fail.

    Since:
    1.4

    • Method Summary

      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean verify​(String hostname, SSLSession session)
      Verify that the host name is an acceptable match with the server's authentication scheme.

    • Method Detail

      • verify

        boolean verify​(String hostname,
               SSLSession session)
        Verify that the host name is an acceptable match with the server's authentication scheme.
        Parameters:
        hostname - the host name
        session - SSLSession used on the connection to host
        Returns:
        true if the host name is acceptable