Java example source code file (security.policy)

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The security.policy Java example source code

/*
 * security policy used by the test process
 */

grant codeBase "file:${java.home}/lib/ext/*" {
    permission java.security.AllPermission;
};

grant {
  // standard test activation permissions
  permission java.io.FilePermission "..${/}..${/}test.props", "read";

  // test needs to cleanup rmid's log.
  permission java.io.FilePermission ".${/}log", "read,write,delete";
  permission java.io.FilePermission ".${/}log${/}-", "read,write,delete";

  // test needs to use java to exec an rmid
  permission java.io.FilePermission "${java.home}${/}bin${/}java", "execute";

  // test uses these permissions to propagate security values to rmid
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.security.policy", "read";
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.security.manager", "read";

  // used by TestLibrary to determine test environment
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "test.classes", "read";
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "test.src", "read";
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "user.dir", "read";
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.home", "read";
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.rmi.activation.port", "write";

  // required for test to create an ActivationGroup
  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "setFactory";

  // test needs to export rmid and communicate with objects on arbitrary ports
  permission java.net.SocketPermission "*:1024-", "connect,accept,listen";

  // required for test to get the registry port
  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.sun.rmi.registry";
  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.sun.rmi.server";
  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.sun.rmi.transport";
  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.sun.rmi.transport.tcp";
};