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   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * The {@code JDIPermission} class represents access rights to
  30  * the {@code VirtualMachineManager}.  This is the permission
  31  * which the SecurityManager will check when code that is running with
  32  * a SecurityManager requests access to the VirtualMachineManager, as
  33  * defined in the Java Debug Interface (JDI) for the Java platform.
  34  * <P>
  35  * A {@code JDIPermission} object contains a name (also referred
  36  * to as a "target name") but no actions list; you either have the
  37  * named permission or you don't.
  38  * <P>
  39  * The following table provides a summary description of what the
  40  * permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the
  41  * permission.
  42  *
  43  * <table border=1 cellpadding=5 summary="Table shows permission
  44  * target name, what the permission allows, and associated risks">

  45  * <tr>
  46  * <th>Permission Target Name</th>
  47  * <th>What the Permission Allows</th>
  48  * <th>Risks of Allowing this Permission</th>
  49  * </tr>
  50  *
  51  * <tr>
  52  *   <td>virtualMachineManager</td>
  53  *   <td>Ability to inspect and modify the JDI objects in the
  54  *   {@code VirtualMachineManager}
  55  *   </td>
  56  *   <td>This allows an attacker to control the
  57  *   {@code VirtualMachineManager} and cause the system to
  58  *   misbehave.
  59  *   </td>
  60  * </tr>
  61  *
  62  * </table>
  63  *
  64  * <p>


   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * The {@code JDIPermission} class represents access rights to
  30  * the {@code VirtualMachineManager}.  This is the permission
  31  * which the SecurityManager will check when code that is running with
  32  * a SecurityManager requests access to the VirtualMachineManager, as
  33  * defined in the Java Debug Interface (JDI) for the Java platform.
  34  * <P>
  35  * A {@code JDIPermission} object contains a name (also referred
  36  * to as a "target name") but no actions list; you either have the
  37  * named permission or you don't.
  38  * <P>
  39  * The following table provides a summary description of what the
  40  * permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the
  41  * permission.
  42  *
  43  * <table border="1" cellpadding=5>
  44  * <caption style="display:none">Table shows permission target name, what the
  45  * permission allows, and associated risks</caption>
  46  * <tr>
  47  * <th>Permission Target Name</th>
  48  * <th>What the Permission Allows</th>
  49  * <th>Risks of Allowing this Permission</th>
  50  * </tr>
  51  *
  52  * <tr>
  53  *   <td>virtualMachineManager</td>
  54  *   <td>Ability to inspect and modify the JDI objects in the
  55  *   {@code VirtualMachineManager}
  56  *   </td>
  57  *   <td>This allows an attacker to control the
  58  *   {@code VirtualMachineManager} and cause the system to
  59  *   misbehave.
  60  *   </td>
  61  * </tr>
  62  *
  63  * </table>
  64  *
  65  * <p>


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