SecurityActions.java

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package org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.parsers.wst;

import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;

/**
 * Privileged Blocks
 *
 * @author Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com
 * @since Oct 25, 2010
 */
public class SecurityActions {
    /**
     * <p>Returns a system property value using the specified <code>key</code>. If not found the <code>defaultValue</code> will be returned.</p>
     *
     * @param key
     * @param defaultValue
     * @return
     */
    static String getSystemProperty(final String key, final String defaultValue) {
        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();

        if (sm != null) {
            return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<String>() {
                public String run() {
                    return System.getProperty(key, defaultValue);
                }
            });
        } else {
            return System.getProperty(key, defaultValue);
        }
    }
}