Reads and writes a plain text policy file based on user input through the utility GUI.
policytool [ -file ] [ filename ]
Directs the policytool command to load a policy file.
The name of the file to be loaded.
Examples:
Run the policy tool administrator utility:
policytool
Run the policytool command and load the specified file:
policytool-file mypolicyfile
The policytool 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 .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
Directs the policytool command to load a policy file.
Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles.html
Policy File Creation and Management at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyGuide.html
Permissions in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/permissions.html
Java Security Overview at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/overview/jsoverview.html
Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html
