com.evermind.security
Interface Group

All Superinterfaces:

java.security.Principal

public interface Group
extends java.security.Principal

A Group is a Group of Users, often specified for a specific category of users, for instance administrators, users, guests, etc...

Method Summary

void	addPermission(java.security.Permission permission) Adds a permission to this group.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns a description of this group.
java.util.Set	getPermissions() Get the permissions that this group holds.
boolean	hasPermission(java.security.Permission permission) See if this group has the specified Permission.
void	removePermission(java.security.Permission permission) Removes a permission from this group.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description) Sets the description.

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

equals, getName, hashCode, toString

Method Detail

hasPermission

boolean hasPermission(java.security.Permission permission)

See if this group has the specified Permission.

getPermissions

java.util.Set getPermissions()
                             throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Get the permissions that this group holds. Throws UnsupportedOperationException if not supported.

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

addPermission

void addPermission(java.security.Permission permission)
                   throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Adds a permission to this group. Throws UnsupportedOperationException if not supported.

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

removePermission

void removePermission(java.security.Permission permission)
                      throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Removes a permission from this group. Throws UnsupportedOperationException if not supported.

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns a description of this group.

setDescription

void setDescription(java.lang.String description)

Sets the description. Throws UnsupportedOperationException if not supported.