LinkPermission

public final class LinkPermission
extends BasicPermission

java.lang.Object
↳	java.security.Permission
	↳	java.security.BasicPermission
		↳	java.nio.file.LinkPermission

The Permission class for link creation operations.

The following table provides a summary description of what the permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the permission.

Table shows permission target name, what the permission allows, and associated risks
Permission Target Name	What the Permission Allows	Risks of Allowing this Permission
hard	Ability to add an existing file to a directory. This is sometimes known as creating a link, or hard link.	Extreme care should be taken when granting this permission. It allows linking to any file or directory in the file system thus allowing the attacker access to all files.
symbolic	Ability to create symbolic links.	Extreme care should be taken when granting this permission. It allows linking to any file or directory in the file system thus allowing the attacker to access to all files.

See also:

Summary

Public constructors
`LinkPermission(String name)` Constructs a `LinkPermission` with the specified name.
`LinkPermission(String name, String actions)` Constructs a `LinkPermission` with the specified name.

From class


        
          java.security.BasicPermission

`String`	`getActions()`
`boolean`	`implies(Permission p)`

From class


        
          java.security.Permission

`void`	`checkGuard(Object object)` Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object `object`.
`abstract String`	`getActions()`
`final String`	`getName()`
`abstract boolean`	`implies(Permission permission)`
`PermissionCollection`	`newPermissionCollection()`

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

From interface


        
          java.security.Guard


      checkGuard(Object object)

Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object object.

Added in API level 26

public LinkPermission (String name)

Constructs a LinkPermission with the specified name.

Parameters
`name`	`String`: the name of the permission. It must be "hard" or "symbolic".

Throws
`IllegalArgumentException`	if name is empty or invalid

Added in API level 26

public LinkPermission (String name, 
                String actions)

Constructs a LinkPermission with the specified name.

Parameters
`name`	`String`: the name of the permission; must be "hard" or "symbolic".
`actions`	`String`: the actions for the permission; must be the empty string or `null`

Throws
`IllegalArgumentException`	if name is empty or invalid, or actions is a non-empty string