Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/CertPathParameters#pubmethods)

# CertPathParameters

` public interface CertPathParameters `   
` implements https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Cloneable `

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| java.security.cert.CertPathParameters |

Known indirect subclasses [PKIXBuilderParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/PKIXBuilderParameters), [PKIXParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/PKIXParameters) [PKIXBuilderParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/PKIXBuilderParameters) Parameters used as input for the PKIX `CertPathBuilder` algorithm. [PKIXParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/PKIXParameters) Parameters used as input for the PKIX `CertPathValidator` algorithm.   

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A specification of certification path algorithm parameters. The purpose of this interface is to group (and provide type safety for) all `CertPath` parameter specifications. All `CertPath` parameter specifications must implement this interface.
**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/CertPathValidator#validate(java.security.cert.CertPath,%20java.security.cert.CertPathParameters)`
- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/CertPathBuilder#build(java.security.cert.CertPathParameters)`

## Summary

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` abstract https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/cert/CertPathParameters#clone()() ` Makes a copy of this `CertPathParameters`. |

## Public methods

### clone

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public abstract Object clone ()
```

Makes a copy of this `CertPathParameters`. Changes to the copy will not affect the original and vice versa.

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| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` | a copy of this `CertPathParameters` <br /> |