/* ProviderUtil.java -- Security Provider related utilities
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package gnu.classpath.tools.common;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.security.Provider;
import java.security.Security;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
/**
* A <i>Helper</i> class containing general purpose utlity methods dealing with
* installing and removing <i>Security Providers</i> at runtime.
*/
public abstract class ProviderUtil
{
private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ProviderUtil.class.getName());
// default 0-arguments constructor
// Class methods
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Attempt to (a) instantiate, and (b) add a designated {@link Provider} by
* inserting at at the top of the list of <i>Security Providers</i> already
* present at runtime, only if it is not already installed.
* <p>
* <b>IMPORTANT</b>: This method overrides the security check usually carried
* out by the security manager when inserting a new {@link Provider}.
*
* @param providerClass a fully qualified, non-null, class name of a
* <i>Security Provider</i> to add if it is not already installed.
* @return an instance of {@link SecurityProviderInfo} referencing the
* {@link Provider} instance created with the designated class name,
* and its position in the underlying JVM runtime.
*/
public static final SecurityProviderInfo addProvider(String providerClass)
{
log.entering(ProviderUtil.class.getName(), "addProvider", providerClass);
Provider provider = null;
try
{
provider = (Provider) Class.forName(providerClass.trim()).newInstance();
}
catch (InstantiationException x)
{
log.fine("InstantiationException while creating [" + providerClass
+ "]. Ignore");
}
catch (IllegalAccessException x)
{
log.fine("IllegalAccessException while creating [" + providerClass
+ "]. Ignore");
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException x)
{
log.fine("ClassNotFoundException while creating [" + providerClass
+ "]. Ignore");
}
int position = provider != null ? addProvider(provider) : -1;
SecurityProviderInfo result = new SecurityProviderInfo(provider, position);
log.exiting(ProviderUtil.class.getName(), "addProvider", result);
return result;
}
/**
* Attempt to add the designated {@link Provider} by inserting at at the top
* of the list of <i>Security Providers</i> already present at runtime, only
* if it is not already installed.
* <p>
* <b>IMPORTANT</b>: This method overrides the security check usually carried
* out by the security manager when inserting a new {@link Provider}.
*
* @param provider a non-null <i>Security Provider</i> to add if it is not
* already installed.
* @return the new position of the designated provider in the list if it was
* not already present, or <code>-1</code> if it was already
* installed.
*/
public static final int addProvider(final Provider provider)
{
log.entering(ProviderUtil.class.getName(), "addProvider", provider);
Integer actualPosition = (Integer) AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction()
{
public Object run()
{
int result = Security.insertProviderAt(provider, 1);
return Integer.valueOf(result);
}
});
int result = actualPosition.intValue();
log.fine("Provider [" + provider.getName() + "] installed? " + (result != - 1));
log.exiting(ProviderUtil.class.getName(), "addProvider", actualPosition);
return result;
}
/**
* Remove a designated <i>Security Provider</i>.
* <p>
* <b>IMPORTANT</b>: This method overrides the security check usually carried
* out by the security manager when removing a {@link Provider}.
*
* @param providerName the name of the {@link Provider} to remove.
*/
public static final void removeProvider(final String providerName)
{
log.entering(ProviderUtil.class.getName(), "removeProvider", providerName);
AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction()
{
public Object run()
{
Security.removeProvider(providerName);
return null;
}
});
log.exiting(ProviderUtil.class.getName(), "removeProvider");
}
}