Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition

Name

AuthPermission

Synopsis

This java.security.Permission class governs the use of various methods in this package and its subpackages. The target name of the permission specifies which methods are allowed; AuthPermission objects have no actions list. Application programmers never need to use this class directly. System implementors may need to use it, and system administrators who configure security policies may need to be familiar with the following table of target names and the permissions they represent:

Target name	Gives permission to
doAs	Invoke Subject.doAs( ) methods.
doAsPrivileged	Invoke Subject.doAsPriviliged( ) methods.
getSubject	Invoke Subject.getSubject( ).
getSubjectFromDomainCombiner	Invoke SubjectDomainCombiner.getSubject( ).
setReadOnly	Invoke Subject.setReadOnly( ).
modifyPrincipals	Modify the Set of principals associated with a Subject.
modifyPublicCredentials	Modify the Set of public credentials associated with a Subject.
modifyPrivateCredentials	Modify the Set of private credentials associated with a Subject.
refreshCredential	Invoke the refresh( ) method of a Refreshable credential class.
destroyCredential	Invoke the destroy( ) method of a Destroyable credential class.
createLoginContext.name	Instantiate a LoginContext with the specified name. If name is * , it allows a LoginContext of any name to be created.
getLoginConfiguration	Invoke the getConfiguration( ) method of javax.security.auth.login.Configuration.
setLoginConfiguration ...