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| .\" Date: 03 March 2015 |
| .\" SectDesc: Security Tools |
| .\" Title: policytool.1 |
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| .TH policytool 1 "03 March 2015" "JDK 8" "Security Tools" |
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| .SH NAME |
| policytool \- Reads and writes a plain text policy file based on user input through the utility GUI\&. |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
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| \fBpolicytool\fR [ \fB\-file\fR ] [ \fIfilename\fR ] |
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| .TP |
| -file |
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| Directs the \f3policytool\fR command to load a policy file\&. |
| .TP |
| \fIfilename\fR |
| The name of the file to be loaded\&. |
| .PP |
| \fIExamples\fR: |
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| Run the policy tool administrator utility: |
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| \f3policytool\fP |
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| \f3\fP |
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| Run the \f3policytool\fR command and load the specified file: |
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| \f3policytool \-file \fImypolicyfile\fR\fP |
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| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| The \f3policytool\fR 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\fR 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 |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| .TP |
| -file |
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| Directs the \f3policytool\fR command to load a policy file\&. |
| .SH SEE\ ALSO |
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| Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles\&.html |
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| Policy File Creation and Management at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyGuide\&.html |
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| Permissions in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/permissions\&.html |
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| Java Security Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/overview/jsoverview\&.html |
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| Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec\&.html |
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