Serializable
, Guard
public final class LinkPermission extends BasicPermission
Permission
class for link creation operations. 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 |
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hard | Ability to add an existing file to a directory. This is sometimes known as creating a link, or hard link. | Extreme care should be taken when granting this permission. It allows linking to any file or directory in the file system thus allowing the attacker access to all files. |
symbolic | Ability to create symbolic links. | Extreme care should be taken when granting this permission. It allows linking to any file or directory in the file system thus allowing the attacker to access to all files. |
Constructor | Description |
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LinkPermission |
Constructs a LinkPermission with the specified name. |
LinkPermission |
Constructs a LinkPermission with the specified name. |
equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection
checkGuard, getName, toString
public LinkPermission(String name)
LinkPermission
with the specified name.name
- the name of the permission. It must be "hard" or "symbolic".IllegalArgumentException
- if name is empty or invalidpublic LinkPermission(String name, String actions)
LinkPermission
with the specified name.name
- the name of the permission; must be "hard" or "symbolic".actions
- the actions for the permission; must be the empty string or null
IllegalArgumentException
- if name is empty or invalid, or actions is a non-empty string
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