Uses of Package
java.security

Packages that use java.security

java.awt	Abstract Window Toolkit classes.
java.io	Classes for manipulating character and byte streams and files.
java.lang	Core classes including wrappers for primitive types, classes, packages and class loaders, representations of the system, processes, threads and the core exception hierarchy.
java.lang.management	A series of management beans which provide access to information about the virtual machine and its underlying operating system.
java.lang.reflect	Runtime inspection and manipulation of object classes, methods, arguments and fields.
java.net	Network communication through TCP and UDP sockets or URLs.
java.security
java.security.acl
java.security.cert
java.security.interfaces
java.security.spec
java.sql	Interfaces and classes to connect to a database and wrappers for data in the database and result queries.
java.util	Utility classes such as collections (maps, sets, lists, dictionaries and stacks), calendars, dates, locales, properties, timers, resource bundles and event objects.
java.util.concurrent	Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.
java.util.logging	Utility classes for logging events.
javax.crypto
javax.crypto.interfaces
javax.crypto.spec
javax.management
javax.net.ssl
javax.security.auth
javax.security.auth.kerberos
javax.security.auth.login
javax.security.auth.x500
javax.sound.sampled
org.ietf.jgss
sun.security.action

Classes in java.security used by java.awt

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by java.io

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by java.lang

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

ProtectionDomain
This class represents a group of classes, along with their granted permissions.

Classes in java.security used by java.lang.management

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by java.lang.reflect

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by java.net

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

CodeSource
This class represents a location from which code is loaded (as represented by a URL), and the list of certificates that are used to check the signatures of signed code loaded from this source.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

PermissionCollection
This class models a group of Java permissions.

SecureClassLoader
A Secure Class Loader for loading classes with additional support for specifying code source and permissions when they are retrieved by the system policy handler.

Classes in java.security used by java.security

AccessControlContext
AccessControlContext makes system resource access decsion based on permission rights.

AccessControlException
This exception is thrown when the AccessController denies an attempt to perform an operation.

AlgorithmParameterGenerator
AlgorithmParameterGenerator is used to generate algorithm parameters for specified algorithms.

AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi
AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi is the Service Provider Interface for the AlgorithmParameterGenerator class.

AlgorithmParameters
AlgorithmParameters is an Algorithm Parameters class which provides an interface through which the user can manage the parameters of an Algorithm.

AlgorithmParametersSpi
AlgorithmParametersSpi is the Service Provider Interface for the Algorithm Parameters class.

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Certificate
Deprecated. use java.security.cert instead

CodeSource
This class represents a location from which code is loaded (as represented by a URL), and the list of certificates that are used to check the signatures of signed code loaded from this source.

DigestException
This exception indicates that a generic message digest exception has occurred.

DomainCombiner
A public interface used to combine two ProtectionDomains in a new ProtectionDomain and update the current Protection Domains associated with the current AccessControlContext.

GeneralSecurityException
This class is the common superclass of all security exceptions.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Identity
Deprecated. Replaced by java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.

IdentityScope
Deprecated. Use java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
Thrown for an invalid security algorithm parameter.

InvalidKeyException
Thrown for an invalid key.

InvalidParameterException
Thrown when an invalid parameter is passed to a method of the JCA/JCE engine classes.

Key
This interfaces models the base characteristics that all keys must have.

KeyException
This exception is thrown when there is a problem with a key.

KeyFactory
Key factories are used to convert keys (opaque cryptographic keys of type Key) into key specifications (transparent representations of the underlying key material).

KeyFactorySpi
KeyFactorySpi is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the KeyFactory class.

KeyManagementException
This exception is thrown whenever a problem related to the management of security keys is encountered.

KeyPair
KeyPair serves as a simple container for public and private keys.

KeyPairGenerator
KeyPairGenerator is a class used to generate key-pairs for a security algorithm.

KeyPairGeneratorSpi
KeyPairGeneratorSpi is the interface used to generate key pairs for security algorithms.

KeyStore
Keystore represents an in-memory collection of keys and certificates.

KeyStoreException
Indicates a problem with the key store.

KeyStoreSpi
KeyStoreSpi is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the KeyStore class.

MessageDigest
Message digests are secure one-way hash functions that take arbitrary-sized data and output a fixed-length hash value.

MessageDigestSpi
This is the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for MessageDigest class in java.security.

NoSuchAlgorithmException
This exception is thrown when the requested security algorithm is not available

NoSuchProviderException
This exception is thrown when the requested security provider is not available.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

PermissionCollection
This class models a group of Java permissions.

Policy
Policy is an abstract class for managing the system security policy for the Java application environment.

Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.

PrivateKey
This interface specified no methods.

PrivilegedAction
This interface specifes a single run method that executes a privileged operation.

PrivilegedActionException
This exception is thrown when an exception is thrown during a privileged action being performed with the AccessController.doPrivileged() method.

PrivilegedExceptionAction
This interface defines a method that is called by AccessController.doPrivileged() in order to perform a privileged operation with higher privileges enabled.

ProtectionDomain
This class represents a group of classes, along with their granted permissions.

Provider
This class represents a Java security architecture service provider.

PublicKey
This interface specified no methods.

SecureRandom
An interface to a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).

SecureRandomSpi
SecureRandomSpi is the Service Provider Interface for SecureRandom providers.

Signature
Signature is used to provide an interface to digital signature algorithms.

SignatureException
This exception is thrown when a problem is encountered with a digital signature.

SignatureSpi
SignatureSpi defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the Signature class.

UnrecoverableKeyException
This exception is thrown when a key cannot be recovered from the key store.

Classes in java.security used by java.security.acl

Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.

Classes in java.security used by java.security.cert

GeneralSecurityException
This class is the common superclass of all security exceptions.

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
Thrown for an invalid security algorithm parameter.

InvalidKeyException
Thrown for an invalid key.

KeyStore
Keystore represents an in-memory collection of keys and certificates.

KeyStoreException
Indicates a problem with the key store.

NoSuchAlgorithmException
This exception is thrown when the requested security algorithm is not available

NoSuchProviderException
This exception is thrown when the requested security provider is not available.

Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.

Provider
This class represents a Java security architecture service provider.

PublicKey
This interface specified no methods.

SignatureException
This exception is thrown when a problem is encountered with a digital signature.

Classes in java.security used by java.security.interfaces

InvalidParameterException
Thrown when an invalid parameter is passed to a method of the JCA/JCE engine classes.

Key
This interfaces models the base characteristics that all keys must have.

PrivateKey
This interface specified no methods.

PublicKey
This interface specified no methods.

SecureRandom
An interface to a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).

Classes in java.security used by java.security.spec

GeneralSecurityException
This class is the common superclass of all security exceptions.

Classes in java.security used by java.sql

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by java.util

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

PermissionCollection
This class models a group of Java permissions.

Classes in java.security used by java.util.concurrent

PrivilegedAction
This interface specifes a single run method that executes a privileged operation.

PrivilegedExceptionAction
This interface defines a method that is called by AccessController.doPrivileged() in order to perform a privileged operation with higher privileges enabled.

Classes in java.security used by java.util.logging

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by javax.crypto

AlgorithmParameters
AlgorithmParameters is an Algorithm Parameters class which provides an interface through which the user can manage the parameters of an Algorithm.

GeneralSecurityException
This class is the common superclass of all security exceptions.

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
Thrown for an invalid security algorithm parameter.

InvalidKeyException
Thrown for an invalid key.

Key
This interfaces models the base characteristics that all keys must have.

NoSuchAlgorithmException
This exception is thrown when the requested security algorithm is not available

NoSuchProviderException
This exception is thrown when the requested security provider is not available.

Provider
This class represents a Java security architecture service provider.

SecureRandom
An interface to a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).

Classes in java.security used by javax.crypto.interfaces

Key
This interfaces models the base characteristics that all keys must have.

PrivateKey
This interface specified no methods.

PublicKey
This interface specified no methods.

Classes in java.security used by javax.crypto.spec

InvalidKeyException
Thrown for an invalid key.

Key
This interfaces models the base characteristics that all keys must have.

Classes in java.security used by javax.management

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

PermissionCollection
This class models a group of Java permissions.

Classes in java.security used by javax.net.ssl

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

InvalidAlgorithmParameterException
Thrown for an invalid security algorithm parameter.

KeyManagementException
This exception is thrown whenever a problem related to the management of security keys is encountered.

KeyStore
Keystore represents an in-memory collection of keys and certificates.

KeyStoreException
Indicates a problem with the key store.

NoSuchAlgorithmException
This exception is thrown when the requested security algorithm is not available

NoSuchProviderException
This exception is thrown when the requested security provider is not available.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.

PrivateKey
This interface specified no methods.

Provider
This class represents a Java security architecture service provider.

SecureRandom
An interface to a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).

UnrecoverableKeyException
This exception is thrown when a key cannot be recovered from the key store.

Classes in java.security used by javax.security.auth

AccessControlContext
AccessControlContext makes system resource access decsion based on permission rights.

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

DomainCombiner
A public interface used to combine two ProtectionDomains in a new ProtectionDomain and update the current Protection Domains associated with the current AccessControlContext.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

PermissionCollection
This class models a group of Java permissions.

PrivilegedAction
This interface specifes a single run method that executes a privileged operation.

PrivilegedActionException
This exception is thrown when an exception is thrown during a privileged action being performed with the AccessController.doPrivileged() method.

PrivilegedExceptionAction
This interface defines a method that is called by AccessController.doPrivileged() in order to perform a privileged operation with higher privileges enabled.

ProtectionDomain
This class represents a group of classes, along with their granted permissions.

Classes in java.security used by javax.security.auth.kerberos

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Key
This interfaces models the base characteristics that all keys must have.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

PermissionCollection
This class models a group of Java permissions.

Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.

Classes in java.security used by javax.security.auth.login

GeneralSecurityException
This class is the common superclass of all security exceptions.

Classes in java.security used by javax.security.auth.x500

Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.

PrivateKey
This interface specified no methods.

Classes in java.security used by javax.sound.sampled

BasicPermission
This class implements a simple model for named permissions without an associated action list.

Guard
This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not access is allowed to a guarded object.

Permission
This class is the abstract superclass of all classes that implement the concept of a permission.

Classes in java.security used by org.ietf.jgss

Provider
This class represents a Java security architecture service provider.

Classes in java.security used by sun.security.action

PrivilegedAction
This interface specifes a single run method that executes a privileged operation.