Class AuthPermission

java.lang.Object

java.security.Permission

java.security.BasicPermission

javax.security.auth.AuthPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Guard

public final class AuthPermission
extends BasicPermission

This class is for authentication permissions. An AuthPermission contains a name (also referred to as a "target name") but no actions list; you either have the named permission or you don't.

API Note:

This permission cannot be used for controlling access to resources as the Security Manager is no longer supported.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AuthPermission(String name)	Creates a new AuthPermission with the specified name.
AuthPermission(String name, String actions)	Creates a new AuthPermission object with the specified name.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class java.security.BasicPermission

equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection

Methods declared in class java.security.Permission

checkGuard, getName, toString

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AuthPermission

public AuthPermission(String name)

Creates a new AuthPermission with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the AuthPermission.

Parameters:

name - the name of the AuthPermission

Throws:

NullPointerException - if name is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty.

AuthPermission

public AuthPermission(String name,
 String actions)

Creates a new AuthPermission object with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the AuthPermission, and the actions String is currently unused and should be null.

Parameters:

name - the name of the AuthPermission

actions - should be null.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if name is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty.