Java Debug Interface

com.sun.jdi
Class JDIPermission

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.security.Permission
      extended by java.security.BasicPermission
          extended by com.sun.jdi.JDIPermission
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Guard

public final class JDIPermission
extends BasicPermission

The JDIPermission class represents access rights to the VirtualMachineManager. This is the permission which the SecurityManager will check when code that is running with a SecurityManager requests access to the VirtualMachineManager, as defined in the Java Debug Interface (JDI) for the Java platform.

A JDIPermission object 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 following table provides a summary description of what the permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the permission.

Permission Target Name What the Permission Allows Risks of Allowing this Permission
virtualMachineManager Ability to inspect and modify the JDI objects in the VirtualMachineManager This allows an attacker to control the VirtualMachineManager and cause the system to misbehave.

Programmers do not normally create JDIPermission objects directly. Instead they are created by the security policy code based on reading the security policy file.

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Bootstrap, BasicPermission, Permission, Permissions, PermissionCollection, SecurityManager, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
JDIPermission(String name)
          The JDIPermission class represents access rights to the VirtualMachineManager
JDIPermission(String name, String actions)
          Constructs a new JDIPermission object.
 
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

JDIPermission

public JDIPermission(String name)
The JDIPermission class represents access rights to the VirtualMachineManager

Parameters:
name - Permission name. Must be "virtualMachineManager".
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the name argument is invalid.

JDIPermission

public JDIPermission(String name,
                     String actions)
              throws IllegalArgumentException
Constructs a new JDIPermission object.

Parameters:
name - Permission name. Must be "virtualMachineManager".
actions - Must be either null or the empty string.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if arguments are invalid.

Java Debug Interface