程序包 javax.security.auth

This package provides a framework for authentication and authorization. The framework allows authentication to be performed in pluggable fashion. Different authentication modules can be plugged under an application without requiring modifications to the application itself. The authorization component allows specification of access controls based on code location, code signers and code executors (Subjects).

从以下版本开始:

JDK1.4

接口概要

接口	说明
Destroyable	Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to destroy its contents.

类概要

类	说明
AuthPermission	This class is for authentication permissions.
PrivateCredentialPermission	This class is used to protect access to private Credentials belonging to a particular Subject.
Subject	A Subject represents a grouping of related information for a single entity, such as a person.
SubjectDomainCombiner	A SubjectDomainCombiner updates ProtectionDomains with Principals from the Subject associated with this SubjectDomainCombiner.

异常错误概要

异常错误	说明
DestroyFailedException	Signals that a destroy operation failed.