/* * @(#)ManagementPermission.java 1.3 03/12/19 * * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. */ package java.lang.management; /** * The permission which the SecurityManager will check when code * that is running with a SecurityManager calls methods defined * in the management interface for the Java platform. *

* The following table * provides a summary description of what the permission allows, * and discusses the risks of granting code the permission. *

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Permission Target NameWhat the Permission AllowsRisks of Allowing this Permission
controlAbility to control the runtime characteristics of the Java virtual * machine, for example, setting the -verbose:gc and -verbose:class flag, * setting the threshold of a memory pool, and enabling and disabling * the thread contention monitoring support. * This allows an attacker to control the runtime characteristics * of the Java virtual machine and cause the system to misbehave. *
monitorAbility to retrieve runtime information about * the Java virtual machine such as thread * stack trace, a list of all loaded class names, and input arguments * to the Java virtual machine.This allows malicious code to monitor runtime information and * uncover vulnerabilities.
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* Programmers do not normally create ManagementPermission objects directly. * Instead they are created by the security policy code based on reading * the security policy file. * * @author Mandy Chung * @version 1.3, 12/19/03 * @since 1.5 * * @see java.security.BasicPermission * @see java.security.Permission * @see java.security.Permissions * @see java.security.PermissionCollection * @see java.lang.SecurityManager * */ public final class ManagementPermission extends java.security.BasicPermission { /** * Constructs a ManagementPermission with the specified name. * * @param name Permission name. Must be either "monitor" or "control". * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name argument is invalid. */ public ManagementPermission(String name) { super(name); if (!name.equals("control") && !name.equals("monitor")) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("name: " + name); } } /** * Constructs a new ManagementPermission object. * * @param name Permission name. Must be either "monitor" or "control". * @param actions Must be either null or the empty string. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if arguments are invalid. */ public ManagementPermission(String name, String actions) throws IllegalArgumentException { super(name); if (!name.equals("control") && !name.equals("monitor")) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("name: " + name); } if (actions != null && actions.length() > 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("actions: " + actions); } } }