java.awt

Class AWTPermission

Implemented Interfaces:
Guard, Serializable

public final class AWTPermission
extends BasicPermission

This class implements permissions for AWT. This is a named permission. No actions are defined.

The following table provides a list of all the possible AWTPermission permission names with a description of what that permission allows.

Permission NamePermission AllowsRisks
accessClipboardposting and reading the AWT clipboardthe clipboard may contain sensitive data
accessEventQueueaccess to the AWT event queuemalicious code could remove real events and replace them with bogus ones, including simulating the user granting permission
listenToAllAWTEventslisten to system-wide AWT eventsmalicious code can read passwords entered in an AWT event, and in combination with accessEventQueue, could fake system events
showWindowWithoutWarningBannerdisplay a window without a banner notification of insecuritymalicious code could install a Trojan horse applet that looks like a normal window, and thus steal data like passwords
readDisplayPixelsread back pixels from the display screenmalicious code could snoop on the user's actions
createRobotcreate an instance of java.awt.Robotthese objects can generate events as though they were the user; so malicious code could control the system
fullScreenExclusiveenter full-screen exclusive modemalicious code could masquerade as a trusted program
Since:
1.2
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AWTPermission(String name)
Construct a AWTPermission with the given name.
AWTPermission(String name, String actions)
Create a new permission 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, equals, getActions, getName, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AWTPermission

public AWTPermission(String name)
Construct a AWTPermission with the given name.
Parameters:
name - the permission name
Throws:
NullPointerException - if name is null
IllegalArgumentException - if name is invalid

AWTPermission

public AWTPermission(String name,
                     String actions)
Create a new permission with the specified name. The actions argument is ignored, as AWT permissions have no actions.
Parameters:
name - the permission name
actions - ignored
Throws:
NullPointerException - if name is null
IllegalArgumentException - if name is invalid

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