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    }