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org.alfresco.service.cmr.security

Interface PermissionService

@org.alfresco.api.AlfrescoPublicApi
public interface PermissionService

The public API for a permission service The implementation may be changed in the application configuration

Author:

Andy Hind

Field Summary
String	ADD_CHILDREN
String	ADMINISTRATOR_AUTHORITY The admin authority - currently a role.
String	ALL_AUTHORITIES The group that contains everyone except guest.
String	ALL_PERMISSIONS The permission for all - not defined in the model.
String	ASPECTS
String	CANCEL_CHECK_OUT
String	CHANGE_PERMISSIONS
String	CHECK_IN
String	CHECK_OUT
String	CONSUMER
String	CONTRIBUTOR
String	COORDINATOR
String	CREATE_ASSOCIATIONS
String	CREATE_CHILDREN
String	DELETE
String	DELETE_ASSOCIATIONS
String	DELETE_CHILDREN
String	DELETE_NODE
String	EDITOR
String	EXECUTE
String	EXECUTE_CONTENT
String	FULL_CONTROL
String	GROUP_PREFIX Prefix used for authorities of type group.
String	GUEST_AUTHORITY The guest authority
String	LINK_CHILDREN
String	LOCK
String	LOCK_OWNER_AUTHORITY The dynamic authority used for the ownership of locks.
String	OWNER_AUTHORITY The dynamic authority used for ownership
String	PROPERTIES
String	READ
String	READ_ASSOCIATIONS
String	READ_CHILDREN
String	READ_CONTENT
String	READ_PERMISSIONS
String	READ_PROPERTIES
String	ROLE_PREFIX Prefixes used for authorities of type role.
String	SET_OWNER
String	TAKE_OWNERSHIP
String	UNLOCK
String	WRITE
String	WRITE_CONTENT
String	WRITE_PROPERTIES

Method Summary
void	clearPermission(NodeRef nodeRef, String authority) Delete all permission for the given authority.
void	clearPermission(StoreRef storeRef, String authority) Clear all permission masks for an authority on a store
void	deletePermission(NodeRef nodeRef, String authority, String permission) Find and delete a access control entry by node, authentication and permission.
void	deletePermission(StoreRef storeRef, String authority, String permission) Remove part of a permission mask on a store
void	deletePermissions(NodeRef nodeRef) Delete all the permission assigned to the node
void	deletePermissions(StoreRef storeRef) Remove all permission mask on a store
String	getAllAuthorities() Get the All Authorities
String	getAllPermission() Get the All Permission
Set<AccessPermission>	getAllSetPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef) Get all the AccessPermissions that are set for anyone for the given node
Set<AccessPermission>	getAllSetPermissions(StoreRef storeRef) Get all the AccessPermissions that are set for anyone for the given node
Set<String>	getAuthorisations() Get the set of authorities for currently authenticated user
boolean	getInheritParentPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef) Return the global inheritance behaviour for permissions on a node.
String	getOwnerAuthority() Get the Owner Authority
Set<AccessPermission>	getPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef) Get all the AccessPermissions that are granted/denied to the current authentication for the given node
Set<String>	getReaders(Long aclId) Get the readers associated with a given ACL
Set<String>	getReadersDenied(Long aclId) Get the denied authorities associated with a given ACL
Set<String>	getSettablePermissions(NodeRef nodeRef) Get the permissions that can be set for a given node
Set<String>	getSettablePermissions(QName type) Get the permissions that can be set for a given type
AccessStatus	hasPermission(Long aclID, PermissionContext context, String permission) Check if a permission is allowed on an acl.
AccessStatus	hasPermission(NodeRef nodeRef, String permission) Check that the given authentication has a particular permission for the given node.
AccessStatus	hasReadPermission(NodeRef nodeRef) Check if read permission is allowed on an acl (optimised) caveats: doesn't take into account dynamic authorities/groups doesn't take into account node types/aspects for permissions
void	setInheritParentPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef, boolean inheritParentPermissions) Set the global inheritance behaviour for permissions on a node.
void	setInheritParentPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef, boolean inheritParentPermissions, boolean asyncCall) Set the global inheritance behavior for permissions on a node.
void	setPermission(NodeRef nodeRef, String authority, String permission, boolean allow) Set a specific permission on a node.
void	setPermission(StoreRef storeRef, String authority, String permission, boolean allow) Add a permission mask to a store

Field Detail

ADD_CHILDREN

public static final String ADD_CHILDREN

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ADMINISTRATOR_AUTHORITY

public static final String ADMINISTRATOR_AUTHORITY

The admin authority - currently a role.

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ALL_AUTHORITIES

public static final String ALL_AUTHORITIES

The group that contains everyone except guest.

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ALL_PERMISSIONS

public static final String ALL_PERMISSIONS

The permission for all - not defined in the model. Repsected in the code.

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ASPECTS

public static final String ASPECTS

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CANCEL_CHECK_OUT

public static final String CANCEL_CHECK_OUT

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CHANGE_PERMISSIONS

public static final String CHANGE_PERMISSIONS

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CHECK_IN

public static final String CHECK_IN

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CHECK_OUT

public static final String CHECK_OUT

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CONSUMER

public static final String CONSUMER

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CONTRIBUTOR

public static final String CONTRIBUTOR

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COORDINATOR

public static final String COORDINATOR

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CREATE_ASSOCIATIONS

public static final String CREATE_ASSOCIATIONS

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CREATE_CHILDREN

public static final String CREATE_CHILDREN

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DELETE

public static final String DELETE

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DELETE_ASSOCIATIONS

public static final String DELETE_ASSOCIATIONS

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DELETE_CHILDREN

public static final String DELETE_CHILDREN

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DELETE_NODE

public static final String DELETE_NODE

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EDITOR

public static final String EDITOR

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EXECUTE

public static final String EXECUTE

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EXECUTE_CONTENT

public static final String EXECUTE_CONTENT

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FULL_CONTROL

public static final String FULL_CONTROL

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GROUP_PREFIX

public static final String GROUP_PREFIX

Prefix used for authorities of type group.

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GUEST_AUTHORITY

public static final String GUEST_AUTHORITY

The guest authority

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LINK_CHILDREN

public static final String LINK_CHILDREN

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LOCK

public static final String LOCK

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LOCK_OWNER_AUTHORITY

public static final String LOCK_OWNER_AUTHORITY

The dynamic authority used for the ownership of locks.

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OWNER_AUTHORITY

public static final String OWNER_AUTHORITY

The dynamic authority used for ownership

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PROPERTIES

public static final String PROPERTIES

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READ

public static final String READ

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READ_ASSOCIATIONS

public static final String READ_ASSOCIATIONS

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READ_CHILDREN

public static final String READ_CHILDREN

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READ_CONTENT

public static final String READ_CONTENT

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READ_PERMISSIONS

public static final String READ_PERMISSIONS

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READ_PROPERTIES

public static final String READ_PROPERTIES

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ROLE_PREFIX

public static final String ROLE_PREFIX

Prefixes used for authorities of type role. This is intended for external roles, e.g. those set by ACEGI implementations It is only used for admin at the moment - which is done outside the usual permission assignments at the moment. It could be a dynamic authority.

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SET_OWNER

public static final String SET_OWNER

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TAKE_OWNERSHIP

public static final String TAKE_OWNERSHIP

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UNLOCK

public static final String UNLOCK

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WRITE

public static final String WRITE

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WRITE_CONTENT

public static final String WRITE_CONTENT

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WRITE_PROPERTIES

public static final String WRITE_PROPERTIES

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Method Detail

getOwnerAuthority

@Auditable
String getOwnerAuthority()

Get the Owner Authority

Returns:

the owner authority

getAllAuthorities

@Auditable
String getAllAuthorities()

Get the All Authorities

Returns:

the All authorities

getAllPermission

@Auditable
String getAllPermission()

Get the All Permission

Returns:

the All permission

getPermissions

@Auditable(parameters="nodeRef")
Set<AccessPermission> getPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef)

Get all the AccessPermissions that are granted/denied to the current authentication for the given node

Parameters:

nodeRef - - the reference to the node

Returns:

the set of allowed permissions

getAllSetPermissions

@Auditable(parameters="nodeRef")
Set<AccessPermission> getAllSetPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef)

Get all the AccessPermissions that are set for anyone for the given node

Parameters:

nodeRef - - the reference to the node

Returns:

the set of allowed permissions

getSettablePermissions

@Auditable(parameters="nodeRef")
Set<String> getSettablePermissions(NodeRef nodeRef)

Get the permissions that can be set for a given node

getSettablePermissions

@Auditable(parameters="type")
Set<String> getSettablePermissions(QName type)

Get the permissions that can be set for a given type

Returns:

- set of permissions

hasPermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "nodeRef",
  "permission"
})
AccessStatus hasPermission(NodeRef nodeRef,
                           String permission)

Check that the given authentication has a particular permission for the given node. (The default behaviour is to inherit permissions)

Returns:

- access status

hasReadPermission

@Auditable(parameters="nodeRef")
AccessStatus hasReadPermission(NodeRef nodeRef)

Check if read permission is allowed on an acl (optimised) caveats: doesn't take into account dynamic authorities/groups doesn't take into account node types/aspects for permissions

Parameters:

nodeRef - - the reference to the node

Returns:

access status

getReaders

@Auditable(parameters="aclId")
Set<String> getReaders(Long aclId)

Get the readers associated with a given ACL

Parameters:

aclId - the low-level ACL ID

Returns:

set of authorities with read permission on the ACL

getReadersDenied

@Auditable(parameters="aclId")
Set<String> getReadersDenied(Long aclId)

Get the denied authorities associated with a given ACL

Parameters:

aclId - the low-level ACL ID

Returns:

set of authorities denied permission on the ACL

hasPermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "aclID",
  "context",
  "permission"
})
AccessStatus hasPermission(Long aclID,
                           PermissionContext context,
                           String permission)

Check if a permission is allowed on an acl.

Returns:

the access status

deletePermissions

@Auditable(parameters="nodeRef")
void deletePermissions(NodeRef nodeRef)

Delete all the permission assigned to the node

clearPermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "nodeRef",
  "authority"
})
void clearPermission(NodeRef nodeRef,
                     String authority)

Delete all permission for the given authority.

Parameters:

authority - (if null then this will match all authorities)

deletePermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "nodeRef",
  "authority",
  "permission"
})
void deletePermission(NodeRef nodeRef,
                      String authority,
                      String permission)

Find and delete a access control entry by node, authentication and permission. It is possible to delete

a specific permission;
all permissions for an authority (if the permission is null);
entries for all authorities that have a specific permission (if the authority is null); and
all permissions set for the node (if both the permission and authority are null).

Parameters:

nodeRef - the node that the entry applies to

authority - the authority recipient (if null then this will match all authorities)

permission - the entry permission (if null then this will match all permissions)

setPermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "nodeRef",
  "authority",
  "permission",
  "allow"
})
void setPermission(NodeRef nodeRef,
                   String authority,
                   String permission,
                   boolean allow)

Set a specific permission on a node.

setInheritParentPermissions

@Auditable(parameters={
  "nodeRef",
  "inheritParentPermissions"
})
void setInheritParentPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef,
                                 boolean inheritParentPermissions)

Set the global inheritance behaviour for permissions on a node.

setInheritParentPermissions

@Auditable(parameters={
  "nodeRef",
  "inheritParentPermissions",
  "asyncCall"
})
void setInheritParentPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef,
                                 boolean inheritParentPermissions,
                                 boolean asyncCall)

Set the global inheritance behavior for permissions on a node. If the operation takes too long and asyncCall parameter set accordingly, fixed ACLs method will be asynchronously called.

Parameters:

nodeRef - node for which inheritance will be set.

inheritParentPermissions - true to inherit parent permissions, false otherwise.

asyncCall - true if fixed ACLs should be asynchronously set when operation execution takes too long, false to execute synchronously regardless of execution time.

getInheritParentPermissions

@Auditable(parameters="nodeRef")
boolean getInheritParentPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef)

Return the global inheritance behaviour for permissions on a node.

setPermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "storeRef",
  "authority",
  "permission",
  "allow"
})
void setPermission(StoreRef storeRef,
                   String authority,
                   String permission,
                   boolean allow)

Add a permission mask to a store

deletePermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "storeRef",
  "authority",
  "permission"
})
void deletePermission(StoreRef storeRef,
                      String authority,
                      String permission)

Remove part of a permission mask on a store

clearPermission

@Auditable(parameters={
  "storeRef",
  "authority"
})
void clearPermission(StoreRef storeRef,
                     String authority)

Clear all permission masks for an authority on a store

deletePermissions

@Auditable(parameters="storeRef")
void deletePermissions(StoreRef storeRef)

Remove all permission mask on a store

getAllSetPermissions

@Auditable(parameters="storeRef")
Set<AccessPermission> getAllSetPermissions(StoreRef storeRef)

Get all the AccessPermissions that are set for anyone for the given node

Parameters:

storeRef - - the reference to the store