org.osgl.aaa

Interface Permission

All Superinterfaces:

AAAObject, Permission

public interface Permission
extends AAAObject, Permission

This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant a particular type of access to a resource.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	Permission.F

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<Permission>	implied() Return permissions that are implied by this permission.
boolean	isDynamic() Whether this right is dynamic.

Methods inherited from interface org.osgl.aaa.AAAObject

equals, getName, getProperty, hashCode, propertyKeys, setProperty, toString, unsetProperty

Methods inherited from interface java.security.acl.Permission

equals, toString

Method Detail

isDynamic

boolean isDynamic()

Whether this right is dynamic. An example of dynamic right is a customer has right to access only orders owned by the customer, while order manager has right to access all orders which is a static right.

Returns:

true if this right is dynamic, false otherwise

implied

Set<Permission> implied()

Return permissions that are implied by this permission.

If a principal has been granted this permission then he/she automatically persist the implied permissions of this permission

Returns:

a set of implied permissions or an empty set if there is no implied permission on this permission