Cross Reference: /openjdk7/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/acl/Acl.java

Lines Matching defs:principal
38  * set of permissions associated with a particular principal. (A
39  * principal represents an entity such as an individual user or a
42  * granted to the associated principal. If negative, the permissions
47  * <ul> <li>Each principal can have at most one positive ACL entry and
49  * entries are not allowed for any principal.  Each entry specifies
53  * <li>If there is no entry for a particular principal, then the
54  * principal is considered to have a null (empty) permission set.<p>
56  * <li>If there is a positive entry that grants a principal a
58  * principal the same permission, the result is as though the
96      * @param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an
101      * @exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal
119      * Adds an ACL entry to this ACL. An entry associates a principal
121      * permissions. Each principal can have at most one positive ACL
122      * entry (specifying permissions to be granted to the principal)
127      * @param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an
133      * (positive or negative) for the same principal is already
136      * @exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal
145      * @param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an
152      * @exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal is not
160      * specified principal (representing an entity such as an individual or
167      * specified principal, an empty permission set is returned.<p>
169      * <li>Otherwise, the principal's group permission sets are determined.
170      * (A principal can belong to one or more groups, where a group is a
173      * the positive permissions of each group that the principal belongs to.
175      * the negative permissions of each group that the principal belongs to.
182      * specified in the positive ACL entry (if any) for the principal.
184      * specified in the negative ACL entry (if any) for the principal.
187      * principal in this ACL.<p>
189      * The set of permissions granted to the principal is then calculated
191      * the group permissions. That is, the principal's individual negative
193      * positive permission set, and the principal's individual positive
198      * @param user the principal whose permission set is to be returned.
200      * @return the permission set specifying the permissions the principal
214      * Checks whether or not the specified principal has the specified
218      * is a member of the allowed permission set of the specified principal.
222      * @param principal the principal, assumed to be a valid authenticated
227      * @return true if the principal has the specified permission, false
232     public boolean checkPermission(Principal principal, Permission permission);