java.io

Class SerializablePermission

java.lang.Object

java.security.Permission

java.security.BasicPermission

java.io.SerializablePermission

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Guard

public final class SerializablePermission
extends BasicPermission

This class is for Serializable permissions. A SerializablePermission contains a name (also referred to as a "target name") but no actions list; you either have the named permission or you don't.

The target name is the name of the Serializable permission (see below).

The following table lists all the possible SerializablePermission target names, and for each provides a description of what the permission allows and a discussion of the risks of granting code the permission.

Permission Target Name	What the Permission Allows	Risks of Allowing this Permission
enableSubclassImplementation	Subclass implementation of ObjectOutputStream or ObjectInputStream to override the default serialization or deserialization, respectively, of objects	Code can use this to serialize or deserialize classes in a purposefully malfeasant manner. For example, during serialization, malicious code can use this to purposefully store confidential private field data in a way easily accessible to attackers. Or, during deserialization it could, for example, deserialize a class with all its private fields zeroed out.
enableSubstitution	Substitution of one object for another during serialization or deserialization	This is dangerous because malicious code can replace the actual object with one which has incorrect or malignant data.

Since:

1.2

See Also:

BasicPermission, Permission, Permissions, PermissionCollection, SecurityManager, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerializablePermission(String name) Creates a new SerializablePermission with the specified name.
SerializablePermission(String name, String actions) Creates a new SerializablePermission object with the specified name.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.security.BasicPermission

equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection

Methods inherited from class java.security.Permission

checkGuard, getName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SerializablePermission

public SerializablePermission(String name)

Creates a new SerializablePermission with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the SerializablePermission, such as "enableSubstitution", etc.

Parameters:

name - the name of the SerializablePermission.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if name is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty.

SerializablePermission

public SerializablePermission(String name,
                      String actions)

Creates a new SerializablePermission object with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the SerializablePermission, and the actions String is currently unused and should be null.

Parameters:

name - the name of the SerializablePermission.

actions - currently unused and must be set to null

Throws:

NullPointerException - if name is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty.