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Arch: generic
Software: JDK 8
Date: 03 March 2015
SectDesc: Security Tools
Title: policytool.1

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policytool - Reads and writes a plain text policy file based on user input through the utility GUI.

 

policytool [ -file ] [ filename ] 

-file

Directs the \f3policytool command to load a policy file.

filename The name of the file to be loaded.

Examples:

Run the policy tool administrator utility:

 
\f3policytool

 
\f3

Run the \f3policytool command and load the specified file:

 
\f3policytool -file mypolicyfile

 
\f3

The \f3policytool command calls an administrator's GUI that enables system administrators to manage the contents of local policy files. A policy file is a plain-text file with a \f3.policy extension, that maps remote requestors by domain, to permission objects. For details, see Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles.html

-file

Directs the \f3policytool command to load a policy file.

0.2i Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles.html

0.2i Policy File Creation and Management at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyGuide.html

0.2i Permissions in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/permissions.html

0.2i Java Security Overview at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/overview/jsoverview.html

0.2i Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html

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