| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user
interfaces and for painting graphics and images. | 
| java.io | Provides for system input and output through data streams,
serialization and the file system. | 
| java.lang | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java
 programming language. | 
| java.lang.management | Provides the management interfaces for monitoring and management of the
Java virtual machine and other components in the Java runtime. | 
| java.lang.reflect | Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective
 information about classes and objects. | 
| java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications. | 
| java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files,
 file attributes, and file systems. | 
| java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. | 
| java.sql | Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a 
data source (usually a relational database) using the 
JavaTM programming language. | 
| java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model,
date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility
classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array). | 
| java.util.logging | 
Provides the classes and interfaces of 
the JavaTM 2
 platform's core logging facilities. | 
| javax.management | Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions. | 
| javax.management.remote | Interfaces for remote access to
 JMX MBean servers. | 
| javax.net.ssl | Provides classes for the secure socket package. | 
| javax.security.auth | This package provides a framework for authentication and
 authorization. | 
| javax.security.auth.kerberos | This package contains utility classes related to the Kerberos network
 authentication protocol. | 
| javax.sound.sampled | Provides interfaces and classes for capture, processing, and playback of sampled audio data. | 
| javax.xml.bind | 
 Provides a runtime binding framework for client applications including
 unmarshalling, marshalling, and validation capabilities. | 
| javax.xml.ws | This package contains the core JAX-WS APIs. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | AWTPermission This class is for AWT permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | FilePermission This class represents access to a file or directory. | |
| class  | SerializablePermission This class is for Serializable permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | FilePermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this FilePermission object "implies" the specified permission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | RuntimePermission This class is for runtime permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | SecurityManager. checkPermission (Permission perm)Throws a  SecurityExceptionif the requested
 access, specified by the given permission, is not permitted based
 on the security policy currently in effect. | |
| void | SecurityManager. checkPermission (Permission perm,
 Object context)Throws a  SecurityExceptionif the
 specified security context is denied access to the resource
 specified by the given permission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | ManagementPermission 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. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | ReflectPermission The Permission class for reflective operations. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | NetPermission This class is for various network permissions. | |
| class  | SocketPermission This class represents access to a network via sockets. | |
| class  | URLPermission Represents permission to access a resource or set of resources defined by a
 given url, and for a given set of user-settable request methods
 and request headers. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Permission  | HttpURLConnection. getPermission ()Returns a  SocketPermissionobject representing the
 permission necessary to connect to the destination host and port. | |
| Permission  | URLConnection. getPermission ()Returns a permission object representing the permission
 necessary to make the connection represented by this
 object. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | URLPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this URLPermission implies the given permission. | |
| boolean | SocketPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this socket permission object "implies" the
 specified permission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | LinkPermission The  Permissionclass for link creation operations. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | AllPermission The AllPermission is a permission that implies all other permissions. | |
| class  | BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and
 can be used as the base class for permissions that want to
 follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission. | |
| class  | SecurityPermission This class is for security permissions. | |
| class  | UnresolvedPermission The UnresolvedPermission class is used to hold Permissions that
 were "unresolved" when the Policy was initialized. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Permission  | AccessControlException. getPermission ()Gets the Permission object associated with this exception, or
 null if there was no corresponding Permission object. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Enumeration<Permission> | Permissions. elements ()Returns an enumeration of all the Permission objects in all the
 PermissionCollections in this Permissions object. | |
| abstract Enumeration<Permission> | PermissionCollection. elements ()Returns an enumeration of all the Permission objects in the collection. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | Permissions. add (Permission permission)Adds a permission object to the PermissionCollection for the class the
 permission belongs to. | |
| abstract void | PermissionCollection. add (Permission permission)Adds a permission object to the current collection of permission objects. | |
| static void | AccessController. checkPermission (Permission perm)Determines whether the access request indicated by the
 specified permission should be allowed or denied, based on
 the current AccessControlContext and security policy. | |
| void | AccessControlContext. checkPermission (Permission perm)Determines whether the access request indicated by the
 specified permission should be allowed or denied, based on
 the security policy currently in effect, and the context in
 this object. | |
| static <T> T | AccessController. doPrivileged (PrivilegedAction<T> action,
 AccessControlContext context,
 Permission... perms)Performs the specified  PrivilegedActionwith privileges
 enabled and restricted by the specifiedAccessControlContextand with a privilege scope limited
 by specifiedPermissionarguments. | |
| static <T> T | AccessController. doPrivileged (PrivilegedExceptionAction<T> action,
 AccessControlContext context,
 Permission... perms)Performs the specified  PrivilegedExceptionActionwith
 privileges enabled and restricted by the specifiedAccessControlContextand with a privilege scope limited by
 specifiedPermissionarguments. | |
| static <T> T | AccessController. doPrivilegedWithCombiner (PrivilegedAction<T> action,
 AccessControlContext context,
 Permission... perms)Performs the specified  PrivilegedActionwith privileges
 enabled and restricted by the specifiedAccessControlContextand with a privilege scope limited
 by specifiedPermissionarguments. | |
| static <T> T | AccessController. doPrivilegedWithCombiner (PrivilegedExceptionAction<T> action,
 AccessControlContext context,
 Permission... perms)Performs the specified  PrivilegedExceptionActionwith
 privileges enabled and restricted by the specifiedAccessControlContextand with a privilege scope limited by
 specifiedPermissionarguments. | |
| protected abstract boolean | PolicySpi. engineImplies (ProtectionDomain domain,
 Permission permission)Check whether the policy has granted a Permission to a ProtectionDomain. | |
| boolean | UnresolvedPermission. implies (Permission p)This method always returns false for unresolved permissions. | |
| boolean | AllPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if the specified permission is "implied" by
 this object. | |
| boolean | Permissions. implies (Permission permission)Checks to see if this object's PermissionCollection for permissions of
 the specified permission's class implies the permissions
 expressed in the permission object. | |
| abstract boolean | PermissionCollection. implies (Permission permission)Checks to see if the specified permission is implied by
 the collection of Permission objects held in this PermissionCollection. | |
| abstract boolean | Permission. implies (Permission permission)Checks if the specified permission's actions are "implied by"
 this object's actions. | |
| boolean | BasicPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if the specified permission is "implied" by
 this object. | |
| boolean | ProtectionDomain. implies (Permission permission)Check and see if this ProtectionDomain implies the permissions
 expressed in the Permission object. | |
| boolean | Policy. implies (ProtectionDomain domain,
 Permission permission)Evaluates the global policy for the permissions granted to
 the ProtectionDomain and tests whether the permission is
 granted. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| AccessControlException (String s,
 Permission p)Constructs an  AccessControlExceptionwith the
 specified, detailed message, and the requested permission that caused
 the exception. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | SQLPermission The permission for which the  SecurityManagerwill check
 when code that is running an application with aSecurityManagerenabled, calls theDriverManager.deregisterDrivermethod,DriverManager.setLogWritermethod,DriverManager.setLogStream(deprecated) method,SyncFactory.setJNDIContextmethod,SyncFactory.setLoggermethod,Connection.setNetworktimeoutmethod,
 or theConnection.abortmethod. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | PropertyPermission This class is for property permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | PropertyPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this PropertyPermission object "implies" the specified
 permission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | LoggingPermission The permission which the SecurityManager will check when code
 that is running with a SecurityManager calls one of the logging
 control methods (such as Logger.setLevel). | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | MBeanPermission Permission controlling access to MBeanServer operations. | |
| class  | MBeanServerPermission A Permission to perform actions related to MBeanServers. | |
| class  | MBeanTrustPermission This permission represents "trust" in a signer or codebase. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | MBeanPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this MBeanPermission object "implies" the
 specified permission. | |
| boolean | MBeanServerPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this MBeanServerPermission object "implies" the specified
 permission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | SubjectDelegationPermission Permission required by an authentication identity to perform
 operations on behalf of an authorization identity. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | SSLPermission This class is for various network permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | AuthPermission This class is for authentication permissions. | |
| class  | PrivateCredentialPermission This class is used to protect access to private Credentials
 belonging to a particular  Subject. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | PrivateCredentialPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this  PrivateCredentialPermissionimplies
 the specifiedPermission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | DelegationPermission This class is used to restrict the usage of the Kerberos
 delegation model, ie: forwardable and proxiable tickets. | |
| class  | ServicePermission This class is used to protect Kerberos services and the
 credentials necessary to access those services. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | ServicePermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this Kerberos service permission object "implies" the
 specified permission. | |
| boolean | DelegationPermission. implies (Permission p)Checks if this Kerberos delegation permission object "implies" the
 specified permission. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | AudioPermission The  AudioPermissionclass represents access rights to the audio
 system resources. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | JAXBPermission This class is for JAXB permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | WebServicePermission This class defines web service permissions. | 
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