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/* Security.java --- Java base security class implmentation
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package java.security;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.security.Provider;
import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
   Security class that loads the Providers and provides an 
   interface to security properties.

   @author Mark Benvenuto <ivymccough@worldnet.att.net>
 */

public final class Security extends Object
{
  private static Vector providers = new Vector();
  private static Properties secprops;

  static
  {
    String base = System.getProperty("gnu.classpath.home.url");
    loadProviders(base, System.getProperty("gnu.classpath.vm.shortname"));
    loadProviders(base, "classpath");
  }

  // This class can't be instantiated.
  private Security ()
  {
  }

  private static void loadProviders(String baseUrl, String vendor)
  {
    if (baseUrl == null || vendor == null)
      return;

    String secfilestr = baseUrl + "/security/" + vendor + ".security";

    try
      {
	InputStream fin = new URL(secfilestr).openStream();
	secprops = new Properties();
	secprops.load(fin);

	int i = 1;
	String name;

	while ((name = secprops.getProperty("security.provider." + i)) !=
	       null)
	  {
	    Exception exception = null;

	    try
	      {
		providers.addElement(Class.forName(name).newInstance());
	      }
	    catch (ClassNotFoundException x)
	      {
	        exception = x;
	      }
	    catch (InstantiationException x)
	      {
	        exception = x;
	      }
	    catch (IllegalAccessException x)
	      {
	        exception = x;
	      }
	    if (exception != null)
	      System.err.println ("Error loading security provider " + name
	                          + ": " + exception);
	    i++;
	  }
      }
    catch (FileNotFoundException ignored)
      {
        // Actually we probibly shouldn't ignore these, once the security
	// properties file is actually installed somewhere.
      }
    catch (IOException ignored)
      {
      }
  }

  /**
     Gets a specific property for an algorithm. This is used to produce
     specialized algorithm parsers.

     @deprecated it used to a return the value of a propietary property
     for the "SUN" Cryptographic Service Provider to obtain 
     algorithm-specific parameters. Used AlogorithmParameters and 
     KeyFactory instead.

     @param algName name of algorithm to get property of 
     @param propName name of property to check

     @return a string containing the value of the property
   */
  public static String getAlgorithmProperty(String algName, String propName)
  {
    /* TODO: Figure out what this actually does */
    return null;
  }

  /**
     Adds a new provider, at a specified position. The position is the
     preference order in which providers are searched for requested algorithms.
     Note that it is not guaranteed that this preference will be respected. The
     position is 1-based, that is, 1 is most preferred, followed by 2, and so
     on.
     <p>
     If the given provider is installed at the requested position, the
     provider that used to be at that position, and all providers with a
     position greater than position, are shifted up one position (towards the
     end of the list of installed providers).
     <p>
     A provider cannot be added if it is already installed.
     <p>
     <b>NOT IMPLEMENTED YET:</b>[
     First, if there is a security manager, its <code>checkSecurityAccess</code>
     method is called with the string
     <code>"insertProvider."+provider.getName()</code>
     to see if it's ok to add a new provider. If the default implementation of
     <code>checkSecurityAccess</code> is used (i.e., that method is not
     overriden), then this will result in a call to the security manager's
     <code>checkPermission</code> method with a <code>SecurityPermission(
     "insertProvider."+provider.getName())</code> permission.]

     @param provider the provider to be added.
     @param position the preference position that the caller would like for
     this provider.
     @return the actual preference position (1-based) in which the provider was
     added, or -1 if the provider was not added because it is already installed.
     @throws SecurityException if a security manager exists and its <code>
     SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)</code> method denies
     access to add a new provider.
   */
  public static int insertProviderAt(Provider provider, int position)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkSecurityAccess("insertProvider." + provider.getName());

    position--;
    int max = providers.size ();
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++)
      {
	if (((Provider) providers.elementAt(i)).getName() ==
	    provider.getName())
	  return -1;
      }

    if (position < 0)
      position = 0;
    if (position > max)
      position = max;

    providers.insertElementAt(provider, position);

    return position + 1;
  }


  /**
     Adds a provider to the next position available.
     <p>
     <b>NOT IMPLEMENTED YET:</b> [
     First, if there is a security manager, its <code>checkSecurityAccess</code>
     method is called with the string
     <code>"insertProvider."+provider.getName()</code>
     to see if it's ok to add a new provider. If the default implementation of
     <code>checkSecurityAccess</code> is used (i.e., that method is not
     overriden), then this will result in a call to the security manager's
     <code>checkPermission</code> method with a <code>SecurityPermission(
     "insertProvider."+provider.getName())</code> permission.]

     @param provider the provider to be added.
     @return the preference position in which the provider was added, or <code>
     -1</code> if the provider was not added because it is already installed.
     @throws SecurityException if a security manager exists and its <code>
     SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(java.lang.String)</code> method denies
     access to add a new provider.
   */
  public static int addProvider(Provider provider)
  {
    return insertProviderAt (provider, providers.size () + 1);
  }

  /**
     Removes a provider. This allows dynamic unloading
     of providers. It will automatically shift up providers to a higher
     ranking. If the provider is not installed, it fails silently.

     This method checks the security manager with the call checkSecurityAccess
     with "removeProvider."+provider.getName() to see if the user can remove
     this provider.

     @param name name of the provider to add

     @throws SecurityException - if the security manager denies access to
     remove a new provider
   */
  public static void removeProvider(String name)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkSecurityAccess("removeProvider." + name);

    Provider p = null;
    int max = providers.size ();
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++)
      {
	if (((Provider) providers.elementAt(i)).getName() == name)
	  {
	    providers.remove(i);
	    break;
	  }
      }
  }

  /**
     Returns array containing all the providers. It is in the preference order 
     of the providers.

     @return an array of installed providers
   */
  public static Provider[] getProviders()
  {
    Provider array[] = new Provider[providers.size ()];
    providers.copyInto (array);
    return array;
  }

  /**
     Returns the provider with the specified name. It will return null 
     if the provider cannot be found. 

     @param name name of the requested provider

     @return requested provider
   */
  public static Provider getProvider(String name)
  {
    Provider p;
    int max = providers.size ();
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++)
      {
	p = (Provider) providers.elementAt(i);
	if (p.getName() == name)
	  return p;
      }
    return null;
  }

  /**
     Gets the value of a security property.

     This method checks the security manager with the call checkSecurityAccess
     with "getProperty."+key to see if the user can get this property.

     @param key property to get

     @return value of the property      

     @throws SecurityException - if the security manager denies access to 
     getting a property
   */
  public static String getProperty(String key)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkSecurityAccess("getProperty." + key);

    return secprops.getProperty(key);
  }


  /**
     Sets the value of a security property.

     This method checks the security manager with the call checkSecurityAccess
     with "setProperty."+key to see if the user can get this property.

     @param key property to set
     @param datnum new value of property

     @throws SecurityException - if the security manager denies access to 
     setting a property
   */
  public static void setProperty(String key, String datnum)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkSecurityAccess("setProperty." + key);

    secprops.put(key, datnum);
  }
}