Uses of Interface java.security.acl.Permission (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2020-03-26

## Uses of Interface
java.security.acl.Permission

- Packages that use Permission
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.security.acl | The classes and interfaces in this package have been superseded by classes in the java.security package.

- - ### Uses of Permission in java.security.acl

    Methods in java.security.acl that return types with arguments of type Permission
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Enumeration<Permission>` | Acl.`getPermissions(Principal user)` Returns an enumeration for the set of allowed permissions for the specified principal (representing an entity such as an individual or a group).
    `Enumeration<Permission>` | AclEntry.`permissions()` Returns an enumeration of the permissions in this ACL entry.

    Methods in java.security.acl with parameters of type Permission
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | AclEntry.`addPermission(Permission permission)` Adds the specified permission to this ACL entry.
    `boolean` | AclEntry.`checkPermission(Permission permission)` Checks if the specified permission is part of the permission set in this entry.
    `boolean` | Acl.`checkPermission(Principal principal, Permission permission)` Checks whether or not the specified principal has the specified permission.
    `boolean` | AclEntry.`removePermission(Permission permission)` Removes the specified permission from this ACL entry.

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