SecurityPermission (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: java.base, package: java.security, class: SecurityPermission
Keywords: java.security.SecurityPermission class

# Class SecurityPermission

java.lang.Object
java.security.Permission
java.security.BasicPermission
java.security.SecurityPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, Guard`

@Deprecated(since="25", forRemoval=true) public final class SecurityPermission extends BasicPermission
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
This permission cannot be used for controlling access to resources as the Security Manager is no longer supported.
This class is for security permissions. A `SecurityPermission` 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 target name is the name of a security configuration parameter.

Since:
  1.2
See Also:
  - `BasicPermission`
  - `Permission`
  - `Permissions`
  - `PermissionCollection`
  - `SecurityManager`
  - Serialized Form

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `SecurityPermission(String name)`
  Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
  Creates a new `SecurityPermission` with the specified name.
  `SecurityPermission(String name, String actions)`
  Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
  Creates a new `SecurityPermission` object with the specified name.

- ## Method Summary

  ### Methods declared in class BasicPermission

  `equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `equals(Object obj)`
  Checks two `BasicPermission` objects for equality.
  `String`
  `getActions()`
  Returns the canonical string representation of the actions, which currently is the empty string "", since there are no actions for a `BasicPermission`.
  `int`
  `hashCode()`
  Returns the hash code value for this object.
  `boolean`
  `implies(Permission p)`
  Checks if the specified permission is "implied" by this object.
  `PermissionCollection`
  `newPermissionCollection()`
  Returns a new `PermissionCollection` object for storing `BasicPermission` objects.

  ### Methods declared in class Permission

  `checkGuard, getName, toString`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `checkGuard(Object object)`
  Implements the guard interface for a permission.
  `final String`
  `getName()`
  Returns the name of this `Permission`.
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Returns a string describing this `Permission`.

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected Object`
  `clone()`
  Creates and returns a copy of this object.
  `protected void`
  `finalize()`
  Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
  Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
  `final Class<?>`
  `getClass()`
  Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
  `final void`
  `notify()`
  Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
  `final void`
  `notifyAll()`
  Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
  `final void`
  `wait()`
  Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
  `final void`
  `wait(long timeoutMillis)`
  Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
  `final void`
  `wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`
  Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### SecurityPermission

    public SecurityPermission(String name)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Creates a new `SecurityPermission` with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the `SecurityPermission`. An asterisk may appear at the end of the name, following a ".", or by itself, to signify a wildcard match.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the `SecurityPermission`
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `name` is `null`.
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` is empty.

  - ### SecurityPermission

    public SecurityPermission(String name, String actions)
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    Creates a new `SecurityPermission` object with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the `SecurityPermission`, and the actions `String` is currently unused and should be `null`.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the `SecurityPermission`
      `actions` - should be `null`.
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `name` is `null`.
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` is empty.