001 /* AuthPermission.java -- permissions related to authentication.
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037
038
039 package javax.security.auth;
040
041 import java.security.BasicPermission;
042
043 /**
044 * <p>A permission controlling access to authentication service. The
045 * <i>actions</i> field of auth permission objects is ignored; the whole
046 * of the permission is defined by the <i>target</i>.</p>
047 *
048 * <p>The authentication permission targets recognized are:</p>
049 *
050 * <dl>
051 * <dt><code>doAs</code></dt>
052 *
053 * <dd><p>Allows access to the {@link
054 * Subject#doAs(javax.security.auth.Subject java.security.PrivilegedAction)}
055 * methods.</p></dd>
056 *
057 * <dt><code>doAsPrivileged</code></dt>
058 *
059 * <dd><p>Allows access to the {@link
060 * Subject#doAsPrivileged(javax.security.auth.Subject,
061 * java.security.PrivilegedAction, java.security.AccessControlContext)}
062 * methods.</p></dd>
063 *
064 * <dt><code>getSubject</code></dt>
065 *
066 * <dd><p>Allows access to the {@link Subject} associated with a
067 * thread.</p></dd>
068 *
069 * <dt><code>getSubjectFromDomainCombiner</code></dt>
070 *
071 * <dd><p>Allows access to the {@link Subject} associated with a
072 * {@link SubjectDomainCombiner}.</p></dd>
073 *
074 * <dt><code>setReadOnly</code></dt>
075 *
076 * <dd><p>Allows a {@link Subject} to be marked as read-only.</p></dd>
077 *
078 * <dt><code>modifyPrincipals</code></dt>
079 *
080 * <dd><p>Allows the set of principals of a subject to be modified.</p></dd>
081 *
082 * <dt><code>modifyPublicCredentials</code></dt>
083 *
084 * <dd><p>Allows the set of public credentials of a subject to be
085 * modified.</p></dd>
086 *
087 * <dt><code>modifyPrivateCredentials</code></dt>
088 *
089 * <dd><p>Allows the set of private credentials of a subject to be
090 * modified.</p></dd>
091 *
092 * <dt><code>refreshCredential</code></dt>
093 *
094 * <dd><p>Allows a {@link Refreshable} credential to be refreshed.</p></dd>
095 *
096 * <dt><code>destroyCredential</code></dt>
097 *
098 * <dd><p>Allows a {@link Destroyable} credential to be destroyed.</p></dd>
099 *
100 * <dt><code>createLoginContext.<i>name</i></code></dt>
101 *
102 * <dd><p>Allows a {@link javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext} for the
103 * given <i>name</i>. <i>name</i> can also be a wildcard (<code>'*'</code>),
104 * which allows the creation of a context with any name.</p></dd>
105 *
106 * <dt><code>getLoginConfiguration</code></dt>
107 *
108 * <dd><p>Allows the system-wide login {@link
109 * javax.security.auth.login.Configuration} to be retrieved.</p></dd>
110 *
111 * <dt><code>setLoginConfiguration</code></dt>
112 *
113 * <dd><p>Allows the system-wide login {@link
114 * javax.security.auth.login.Configuration} to be set.</p></dd>
115 *
116 * <dt><code>refreshLoginConfiguration</code></dt>
117 *
118 * <dd><p>Allows the system-wide login {@link
119 * javax.security.auth.login.Configuration} to be refreshed.</p></dd>
120 * </dl>
121 */
122 public final class AuthPermission extends BasicPermission
123 {
124
125 /**
126 * Creates a new authentication permission for the given target name.
127 *
128 * @param name The target name.
129 */
130 public AuthPermission (String name)
131 {
132 super (name);
133 }
134
135 /**
136 * Creates a new authentication permission for the given target name.
137 * The actions list is not used by this class.
138 *
139 * @param name The target name.
140 * @param actions The action list.
141 */
142 public AuthPermission (String name, String actions)
143 {
144 super (name, actions);
145 }
146 }