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31.TH policytool 1 "21 November 2013" "JDK 8" "Security Tools"
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duke6e45e102007-12-01 00:00:00 +000051
rgallardb6435452013-11-25 20:19:02 -080052.SH NAME
53policytool \- Reads and writes a plain text policy file based on user input through the utility GUI\&.
54.SH SYNOPSIS
55.sp
56.nf
tbell16c34dd2009-05-04 18:28:26 -070057
rgallardb6435452013-11-25 20:19:02 -080058\fBpolicytool\fR [ \fB\-file\fR ] [ \fIfilename\fR ]
59.fi
60.sp
61.TP
62-file
63.br
64Directs the \f3policytool\fR command to load a policy file\&.
65.TP
66\fIfilename\fR
67The name of the file to be loaded\&.
68.PP
69\fIExamples\fR:
70.PP
71Run the policy tool administrator utility:
72.sp
73.nf
74\f3policytool\fP
75.fi
76.nf
77\f3\fP
78.fi
79.sp
80Run the \f3policytool\fR command and load the specified file:
81.sp
82.nf
83\f3policytool\-file mypolicyfile\fP
84.fi
85.nf
86\f3\fP
87.fi
88.sp
89.SH DESCRIPTION
90The \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
91.SH OPTIONS
92.TP
93-file
94.br
95Directs the \f3policytool\fR command to load a policy file\&.
96.SH SEE\ ALSO
97.TP 0.2i
98\(bu
99Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles\&.html
100.TP 0.2i
101\(bu
102Policy File Creation and Management at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyGuide\&.html
103.TP 0.2i
104\(bu
105Permissions in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/permissions\&.html
106.TP 0.2i
107\(bu
108Java Security Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/overview/jsoverview\&.html
109.TP 0.2i
110\(bu
111Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec\&.html
112.RE
113.br
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