gcc/libjava/classpath/java/lang/management/ManagementPermission.java

/* ManagementPermission.java - Permissions for system management.
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package java.lang.management;

import java.security.BasicPermission;

/**
 * <p>
 * Represents the permission to view or modify the data
 * which forms part of the system management interfaces.
 * Calls to methods of the system management beans,
 * provided by the {@link ManagementFactory}, may perform
 * checks against the current {@link java.lang.SecurityManager}
 * (if any) before allowing the operation to proceed.
 * Instances of this object are supplied to the
 * {@link java.lang.SecurityManager} in order to perform
 * these checks.  It is not normal for instances of this
 * class to be created outside the use of the
 * {@link java.lang.SecurityManager}.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This object can represent two types of management
 * permission:
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 * <li><strong>monitor</strong> &mdash; this allows access
 * to information such as the arguments supplied to the
 * virtual machine, the currently loaded classes and the
 * stack traces of running threads.  Malicious code may
 * use this to obtain information about the system and
 * exploit any vulnerabilities found.</li>
 * <li><strong>control</strong> &mdash; this allows the
 * information stored by the management beans to be altered.
 * For example, additional debugging information (such
 * as class loading traces) may be turned on or memory
 * usage limits changed.  Malicious code could use
 * this to alter the behaviour of the system.</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.5
 */
public final class ManagementPermission
  extends BasicPermission
{

  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.5
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1897496590799378737L;

  /**
   * Constructs a new <code>ManagementPermission</code>
   * for one of the two permission targets, "monitor"
   * and "control".
   *
   * @param name the name of the permission this instance
   *             should represent; either "monitor" or
   *             "control".
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name is not
   *                                  either "monitor"
   *                                  or "control".
   */
  public ManagementPermission(String name)
  {
    super(name);
    if (!(name.equals("monitor") || name.equals("control")))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid permission.");
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a new <code>ManagementPermission</code>
   * for one of the two permission targets, "monitor"
   * and "control".  Actions are not supported, so
   * this value should be either <code>null</code>
   * or the empty string.
   *
   * @param name the name of the permission this instance
   *             should represent; either "monitor" or
   *             "control".
   * @param actions either <code>null</code> or the
   *                empty string.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name is not
   *                                  either "monitor"
   *                                  or "control", or
   *                                  a value for actions
   *                                  is specified.
   */
  public ManagementPermission(String name, String actions)
  {
    this(name);
    if (!(actions == null || actions.equals("")))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid actions.");
  }
  
}