Module jdk.security.auth
Package com.sun.security.auth.login

## Class ConfigFile

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.security.auth.login.Configuration
  - - com.sun.security.auth.login.ConfigFile

-     public class ConfigFile
      extends Configuration

  This class represents a default implementation for `javax.security.auth.login.Configuration`.

  This object stores the runtime login configuration representation, and is the amalgamation of multiple static login configurations that resides in files. The algorithm for locating the login configuration file(s) and reading their information into this `Configuration` object is:

  1. Loop through the security properties, login.config.url.1, login.config.url.2, ..., login.config.url.X. Each property value specifies a `URL` pointing to a login configuration file to be loaded. Read in and load each configuration.
  2. The `java.lang.System` property java.security.auth.login.config may also be set to a `URL` pointing to another login configuration file (which is the case when a user uses the -D switch at runtime). If this property is defined, and its use is allowed by the security property file (the Security property, policy.allowSystemProperty is set to true), also load that login configuration.
  3. If the java.security.auth.login.config property is defined using "==" (rather than "="), then ignore all other specified login configurations and only load this configuration.
  4. If no system or security properties were set, try to read from the file, ${user.home}/.java.login.config, where ${user.home} is the value represented by the "user.home" System property.

  The configuration syntax supported by this implementation is exactly that syntax specified in the `javax.security.auth.login.Configuration` class.

  See Also:
    `LoginContext`, `security properties`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javax.security.auth.login.Configuration

      `Configuration.Parameters`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `ConfigFile()` | Create a new `Configuration` object.
    `ConfigFile​(URI uri)` | Create a new `Configuration` object from the specified `URI`.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `AppConfigurationEntry[]` | `getAppConfigurationEntry​(String applicationName)` | Retrieve an entry from the `Configuration` using an application name as an index.
    `void` | `refresh()` | Refresh and reload the `Configuration` by re-reading all of the login configurations.

    - ### Methods declared in class javax.security.auth.login.Configuration

      `getConfiguration, getInstance, getInstance, getInstance, getParameters, getProvider, getType, setConfiguration`

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ConfigFile

          public ConfigFile()

      Create a new `Configuration` object.
      Throws:
        `SecurityException` - if the `Configuration` can not be initialized

    - #### ConfigFile

          public ConfigFile​(URI uri)

      Create a new `Configuration` object from the specified `URI`.
      Parameters:
        `uri` - the `URI`
      Throws:
        `SecurityException` - if the `Configuration` can not be initialized
        `NullPointerException` - if `uri` is null

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAppConfigurationEntry

          public AppConfigurationEntry[] getAppConfigurationEntry​(String applicationName)

      Retrieve an entry from the `Configuration` using an application name as an index.
      Specified by:
        `getAppConfigurationEntry` in class `Configuration`
      Parameters:
        `applicationName` - the name used to index the `Configuration`
      Returns:
        an array of `AppConfigurationEntry` which correspond to the stacked configuration of `LoginModule`s for this application, or null if this application has no configured `LoginModule`s.

    - #### refresh

          public void refresh()

      Refresh and reload the `Configuration` by re-reading all of the login configurations.
      Overrides:
        `refresh` in class `Configuration`
      Throws:
        `SecurityException` - if the caller does not have permission to refresh the `Configuration`