Uses of Package
java.security

Packages that use java.security

Package	Description
java.awt	Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.reflect	Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.security	Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
java.security.acl	The classes and interfaces in this package have been superseded by classes in the java.security package.
java.security.cert	Provides classes and interfaces for parsing and managing certificates, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), and certification paths.
java.security.interfaces	Provides interfaces for generating RSA (Rivest, Shamir and Adleman AsymmetricCipher algorithm) keys as defined in the RSA Laboratory Technical Note PKCS#1, and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) keys as defined in NIST's FIPS-186.
java.security.spec	Provides classes and interfaces for key specifications and algorithm parameter specifications.
java.util	Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).
javax.microedition.xlet.ixc	Provides facilities for inter-Xlet communication (IXC).
javax.net.ssl	Provides classes for the secure socket package.
javax.security.auth.x500	This package contains the classes that should be used to store X500 Principal and X500 Private Crendentials in a Subject.
javax.tv.media	Provides controls and events for the management of real-time media in a television environment.
javax.tv.service	Provides mechanisms for accessing the service information (SI) database and APIs representing the SI elements it contains.
javax.tv.service.selection	Provides a mechanism to select a Service for presentation.
org.dvb.application	Provides access to lists of applications which are available in this context and the ability to launch those applications.
org.dvb.lang	Provides those core platform related features not found in the java.lang package.
org.dvb.media	Provides DVB specific extensions to the Java Media Framework.
org.dvb.net.rc	Provides session management for bi-directional IP connections which are session based from the point of view of an application.
org.dvb.net.tuning	Provides extensions to the tuning API from DAVIC.
org.dvb.spi	This package defines a central registry for all DVB Service Provider Interface (SPI) providers.
org.dvb.user	Provides access to settings and preferences configured by the end-user.
org.ocap.application
org.ocap.service	The org.ocap.service package represents various aspects of a service.
org.ocap.system	This API is used to access system modules.

Classes in java.security used by java.awt

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by java.io

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
PermissionCollection Abstract class representing a collection of Permission objects.

Classes in java.security used by java.lang

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
ProtectionDomain This ProtectionDomain class encapsulates the characteristics of a domain, which encloses a set of classes whose instances are granted a set of permissions when being executed on behalf of a given set of Principals.

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

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by java.net

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
CodeSource This class extends the concept of a codebase to encapsulate not only the location (URL) but also the certificate(s) that were used to verify signed code originating from that location.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
PermissionCollection Abstract class representing a collection of Permission objects.
SecureClassLoader This class extends ClassLoader with additional support for defining classes with an associated code source and permissions which are retrieved by the system policy by default.

Classes in java.security used by java.security

Class and Description
AccessControlContext An AccessControlContext is used to make system resource access decisions based on the context it encapsulates.
AccessControlException This exception is thrown by the AccessController to indicate that a requested access (to a critical system resource such as the file system or the network) is denied.
AlgorithmParameterGenerator The AlgorithmParameterGenerator class is used to generate a set of parameters to be used with a certain algorithm.
AlgorithmParameterGeneratorSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the AlgorithmParameterGenerator class, which is used to generate a set of parameters to be used with a certain algorithm.
AlgorithmParameters This class is used as an opaque representation of cryptographic parameters.
AlgorithmParametersSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the AlgorithmParameters class, which is used to manage algorithm parameters.
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Certificate Deprecated. A new certificate handling package is created in the Java 2 platform. This Certificate interface is entirely deprecated and is here to allow for a smooth transition to the new package.
CodeSource This class extends the concept of a codebase to encapsulate not only the location (URL) but also the certificate(s) that were used to verify signed code originating from that location.
DigestException This is the generic Message Digest exception.
DomainCombiner A DomainCombiner provides a means to dynamically update the ProtectionDomains associated with the current AccessControlContext.
GeneralSecurityException The GeneralSecurityException class is a generic security exception class that provides type safety for all the security-related exception classes that extend from it.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Identity Deprecated. This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been replaced by java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.
IdentityScope Deprecated. This class is no longer used. Its functionality has been replaced by java.security.KeyStore, the java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal.
InvalidAlgorithmParameterException This is the exception for invalid or inappropriate algorithm parameters.
InvalidKeyException This is the exception for invalid Keys (invalid encoding, wrong length, uninitialized, etc).
InvalidParameterException This exception, designed for use by the JCA/JCE engine classes, is thrown when an invalid parameter is passed to a method.
Key The Key interface is the top-level interface for all keys.
KeyException This is the basic key exception.
KeyFactory Key factories are used to convert keys (opaque cryptographic keys of type Key) into key specifications (transparent representations of the underlying key material), and vice versa.
KeyFactorySpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the KeyFactory class.
KeyManagementException This is the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.
KeyPair This class is a simple holder for a key pair (a public key and a private key).
KeyPairGenerator The KeyPairGenerator class is used to generate pairs of public and private keys.
KeyPairGeneratorSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the KeyPairGenerator class, which is used to generate pairs of public and private keys.
KeyStore This class represents an in-memory collection of keys and certificates.
KeyStoreException This is the generic KeyStore exception.
KeyStoreSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the KeyStore class.
MessageDigest This MessageDigest class provides applications the functionality of a message digest algorithm, such as MD5 or SHA.
MessageDigestSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the MessageDigest class, which provides the functionality of a message digest algorithm, such as MD5 or SHA.
NoSuchAlgorithmException This exception is thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
NoSuchProviderException This exception is thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
PermissionCollection Abstract class representing a collection of Permission objects.
Policy This is an abstract class for representing the system security policy for a Java application environment (specifying which permissions are available for code from various sources).
Principal This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.
PrivateKey A private key.
PrivilegedAction A computation to be performed with privileges enabled.
PrivilegedActionException This exception is thrown by doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction) and doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction, AccessControlContext context) to indicate that the action being performed threw a checked exception.
PrivilegedExceptionAction A computation to be performed with privileges enabled, that throws one or more checked exceptions.
ProtectionDomain This ProtectionDomain class encapsulates the characteristics of a domain, which encloses a set of classes whose instances are granted a set of permissions when being executed on behalf of a given set of Principals.
Provider This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security.
PublicKey A public key.
SecureRandom This class provides a cryptographically strong pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).
SecureRandomSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the SecureRandom class.
Signature This Signature class is used to provide applications the functionality of a digital signature algorithm.
SignatureException This is the generic Signature exception.
SignatureSpi This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the Signature class, which is used to provide the functionality of a digital signature algorithm.
UnrecoverableKeyException This exception is thrown if a key in the keystore cannot be recovered.

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

Class and Description
Principal This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.

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

Class and Description
GeneralSecurityException The GeneralSecurityException class is a generic security exception class that provides type safety for all the security-related exception classes that extend from it.
InvalidKeyException This is the exception for invalid Keys (invalid encoding, wrong length, uninitialized, etc).
NoSuchAlgorithmException This exception is thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
NoSuchProviderException This exception is thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
Principal This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.
Provider This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security.
PublicKey A public key.
SignatureException This is the generic Signature exception.

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

Class and Description
InvalidParameterException This exception, designed for use by the JCA/JCE engine classes, is thrown when an invalid parameter is passed to a method.
Key The Key interface is the top-level interface for all keys.
PrivateKey A private key.
PublicKey A public key.
SecureRandom This class provides a cryptographically strong pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).

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

Class and Description
GeneralSecurityException The GeneralSecurityException class is a generic security exception class that provides type safety for all the security-related exception classes that extend from it.

Classes in java.security used by java.util

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
PermissionCollection Abstract class representing a collection of Permission objects.

Classes in java.security used by javax.microedition.xlet.ixc

Class and Description
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
PermissionCollection Abstract class representing a collection of Permission objects.

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

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
InvalidAlgorithmParameterException This is the exception for invalid or inappropriate algorithm parameters.
KeyManagementException This is the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.
KeyStore This class represents an in-memory collection of keys and certificates.
KeyStoreException This is the generic KeyStore exception.
NoSuchAlgorithmException This exception is thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
NoSuchProviderException This exception is thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
Principal This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.
PrivateKey A private key.
Provider This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security.
SecureRandom This class provides a cryptographically strong pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).
UnrecoverableKeyException This exception is thrown if a key in the keystore cannot be recovered.

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

Class and Description
Principal This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.

Classes in java.security used by javax.tv.media

Class and Description
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by javax.tv.service

Class and Description
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by javax.tv.service.selection

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.application

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.lang

Class and Description
SecureClassLoader This class extends ClassLoader with additional support for defining classes with an associated code source and permissions which are retrieved by the system policy by default.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.media

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.net.rc

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.net.tuning

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.spi

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.dvb.user

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.ocap.application

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.
PermissionCollection Abstract class representing a collection of Permission objects.

Classes in java.security used by org.ocap.service

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.

Classes in java.security used by org.ocap.system

Class and Description
BasicPermission The BasicPermission class extends the Permission class, and can be used as the base class for permissions that want to follow the same naming convention as BasicPermission.
Guard This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Permission Abstract class for representing access to a system resource.