Module java.base
Package java.security.acl

Interface AclEntry

All Superinterfaces:
Cloneable
@Deprecated(since="9",
            forRemoval=true)
public interface AclEntry
extends Cloneable
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
This class is deprecated and subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. It has been replaced by java.security.Policy and related classes since 1.2.
This is the interface used for representing one entry in an Access Control List (ACL).

An ACL can be thought of as a data structure with multiple ACL entry objects. Each ACL entry object contains a set of permissions associated with a particular principal. (A principal represents an entity such as an individual user or a group). Additionally, each ACL entry is specified as being either positive or negative. If positive, the permissions are to be granted to the associated principal. If negative, the permissions are to be denied. Each principal can have at most one positive ACL entry and one negative entry; that is, multiple positive or negative ACL entries are not allowed for any principal. Note: ACL entries are by default positive. An entry becomes a negative entry only if the setNegativePermissions method is called on it.

Since:
1.1
See Also:
Acl

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    boolean addPermission​(Permission permission)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Adds the specified permission to this ACL entry.
    boolean checkPermission​(Permission permission)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Checks if the specified permission is part of the permission set in this entry.
    Object clone()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Clones this ACL entry.
    Principal getPrincipal()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Returns the principal for which permissions are granted or denied by this ACL entry.
    boolean isNegative()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Returns true if this is a negative ACL entry (one denying the associated principal the set of permissions in the entry), false otherwise.
    Enumeration<Permission> permissions()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Returns an enumeration of the permissions in this ACL entry.
    boolean removePermission​(Permission permission)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Removes the specified permission from this ACL entry.
    void setNegativePermissions()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Sets this ACL entry to be a negative one.
    boolean setPrincipal​(Principal user)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Specifies the principal for which permissions are granted or denied by this ACL entry.
    String toString()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Returns a string representation of the contents of this ACL entry.

  • Method Details

    • setPrincipal

      boolean setPrincipal​(Principal user)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Specifies the principal for which permissions are granted or denied by this ACL entry. If a principal was already set for this ACL entry, false is returned, otherwise true is returned.
      Parameters:
      user - the principal to be set for this entry.
      Returns:
      true if the principal is set, false if there was already a principal set for this entry.
      See Also:
      getPrincipal()

    • getPrincipal

      Principal getPrincipal()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Returns the principal for which permissions are granted or denied by this ACL entry. Returns null if there is no principal set for this entry yet.
      Returns:
      the principal associated with this entry.
      See Also:
      setPrincipal(java.security.Principal)

    • setNegativePermissions

      void setNegativePermissions()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Sets this ACL entry to be a negative one. That is, the associated principal (e.g., a user or a group) will be denied the permission set specified in the entry. Note: ACL entries are by default positive. An entry becomes a negative entry only if this setNegativePermissions method is called on it.

    • isNegative

      boolean isNegative()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Returns true if this is a negative ACL entry (one denying the associated principal the set of permissions in the entry), false otherwise.
      Returns:
      true if this is a negative ACL entry, false if it's not.

    • addPermission

      boolean addPermission​(Permission permission)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Adds the specified permission to this ACL entry. Note: An entry can have multiple permissions.
      Parameters:
      permission - the permission to be associated with the principal in this entry.
      Returns:
      true if the permission was added, false if the permission was already part of this entry's permission set.

    • removePermission

      boolean removePermission​(Permission permission)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Removes the specified permission from this ACL entry.
      Parameters:
      permission - the permission to be removed from this entry.
      Returns:
      true if the permission is removed, false if the permission was not part of this entry's permission set.

    • checkPermission

      boolean checkPermission​(Permission permission)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Checks if the specified permission is part of the permission set in this entry.
      Parameters:
      permission - the permission to be checked for.
      Returns:
      true if the permission is part of the permission set in this entry, false otherwise.

    • permissions

      Enumeration<Permission> permissions()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Returns an enumeration of the permissions in this ACL entry.
      Returns:
      an enumeration of the permissions in this ACL entry.

    • toString

      String toString()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Returns a string representation of the contents of this ACL entry.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representation of the contents.

    • clone

      Object clone()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Clones this ACL entry.
      Returns:
      a clone of this ACL entry.