org.apache.jetspeed.security
Interface SecurityAccessController

public interface SecurityAccessController

This component abstracts access to security checks. Jetspeed supports two kinds of secured access:

• Permissions
• Constraints

Permissions are checked via Java Security. Jetspeed implements its own security policy. Constrainted are checked via the Page Manager's constraints. Either way, the implicit Jetspeed Security Subject is applied to the security access check.

Version:

$Id: $

Author:

David Sean Taylor

Field Summary

static int	CONSTRAINTS Use the Jetspeed Security Constraints to make secure access checks
static int	PERMISSIONS Use the Java Security Policy (Permissions) to make secure access checks

Method Summary

boolean	checkPortletAccess(PortletDefinitionComposite portlet, int mask) Checks access for the implicit active subject's access to the resource protected by the portlet permission This is an abstraction introduced in 2.1 for Permission Manager implementations NOT founded upon the a Java security policy.
int	getSecurityMode() Returns the configured security mode for this accessor This component can be configured to make Java Security Policy permission checks or Jetspeed Security Constraint checks

Field Detail

PERMISSIONS

static final int PERMISSIONS

Use the Java Security Policy (Permissions) to make secure access checks

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Constant Field Values

CONSTRAINTS

static final int CONSTRAINTS

Use the Jetspeed Security Constraints to make secure access checks

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

checkPortletAccess

boolean checkPortletAccess(PortletDefinitionComposite portlet,
                           int mask)

Checks access for the implicit active subject's access to the resource protected by the portlet permission This is an abstraction introduced in 2.1 for Permission Manager implementations NOT founded upon the a Java security policy. If the Permission Manager is configured to run with Security Constraints, then a security constraint check is made. Otherwise, a standard Java Security permission check is made.

Parameters:

portlet - The portlet to be checked

mask - A mask JetspeedActions such as view, edit

Returns:

true if access is granted, false if access denied based on policy or constraints

getSecurityMode

int getSecurityMode()

Returns the configured security mode for this accessor This component can be configured to make Java Security Policy permission checks or Jetspeed Security Constraint checks

Returns:

either PERMISSIONS or CONSTRAINTS