JDK-8008981 : Deprecate SecurityManager checkTopLevelWindow, checkSystemClipboardAccess, checkAwtEventQueueAccess
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2013-02-26
  • Updated: 2018-03-21
  • Resolved: 2013-09-04
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JDK 8
8 b108Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8193032 - Remove terminally deprecated SecurityManager APIs
Relates :  
JDK-8029886 - Change SecurityManager checkTopLevelWindow, checkSystemClipboard, checkAccessAwtEventQueueAccess to check AllPermission
Description
This methods have a dependency on AWTPermission and so are problematic for a modular JDK as it results in a reflective dependency on the desktop module.

As these methods are legacy (have not been required since JDK1.1) then we should consider deprecating them with a view to changing them in Java SE 9 so that they don't require AWTPermission. For Java SE 9 then they could check AllPermission or throw an exception.