javax.security.auth (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 ) (original) (raw)

This package provides a framework for authentication and authorization. The framework allows authentication to be performed in pluggable fashion. Different authentication modules can be plugged under an application without requiring modifications to the application itself. The authorization component allows specification of access controls based on code location, code signers and code executors (Subjects).

Since:

1.4

• Interface Summary

  Interface	Description
  Destroyable	Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to destroy its contents.
  Refreshable	Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to refresh itself.

• Class Summary

  Class	Description
  AuthPermission	This class is for authentication permissions.
  PrivateCredentialPermission	This class is used to protect access to private Credentials belonging to a particular Subject.
  Subject	A Subject represents a grouping of related information for a single entity, such as a person.
  SubjectDomainCombiner	A SubjectDomainCombiner updates ProtectionDomains with Principals from the Subject associated with thisSubjectDomainCombiner.

• Exception Summary

  Exception	Description
  DestroyFailedException	Signals that a destroy operation failed.
  RefreshFailedException	Signals that a refresh operation failed.

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