/* AWTPermission.java -- AWT related permissions Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 Free Software Foundation This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version. */ package java.awt; import java.security.BasicPermission; /** * This class implements permissions for AWT. This is a named * permission. No actions are defined. * *
The following table provides a list of all the possible AWTPermission
* permission names with a description of what that permission allows.
*
Permission Name | Permission Allows | Risks | *
---|---|---|
accessClipboard |
* posting and reading the AWT clipboard | *the clipboard may contain sensitive data |
accessEventQueue |
* access to the AWT event queue | *malicious code could remove real events and replace them with bogus * ones, including simulating the user granting permission |
listenToAllAWTEvents |
* listen to system-wide AWT events | *malicious code can read passwords entered in an AWT event, and in * combination with accessEventQueue, could fake system events |
showWindowWithoutWarningBanner |
* display a window without a banner notification of insecurity | *malicious code could install a Trojan horse applet that looks like * a normal window, and thus steal data like passwords |
readDisplayPixels |
* read back pixels from the display screen | *malicious code could snoop on the user's actions |
createRobot |
* create an instance of java.awt.Robot | *these objects can generate events as though they were the user; so * malicious code could control the system |
fullScreenExclusive |
* enter full-screen exclusive mode | *malicious code could masquerade as a trusted program |