Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition

Permission Classes

Table 6-1 lists some important Permission subclasses defined by the core Java platform and summarizes the permissions they represent. See the reference section for more information on the individual classes. See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/security/permissions.html for a complete list and detailed description of these permissions classes, along with their target and action names and a list of methods and the permissions they require (this document is part of the standard documentation bundle that can be downloaded along with the JDK).

Table 6-1. Java permission classes

Permission class	Description
java.security.AllPermission	An instance of this special permission class implies all other permissions.
javax.sound.sampled.AudioPermission	Controls the ability to play and record sound.
javax.security.auth.AuthPermission	Controls access to authentication methods in javax.security.auth and its subpackages.
java.awt.AWTPermission	Controls access to sensitive methods in java.awt and its subpackages.
java.io.FilePermission	Governs access to the filesystem.
java.util.logging.LoggingPermission	Controls the ability of a program to modify the logging configuration.
java.net.NetPermission	Governs access to networking-related resources such as stream handlers and HTTP authentication. See also java.net.SocketPermission.
java.util.PropertyPermission	Governs access to system properties.
java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission