Set Java 2 security permissions

We must configure Java 2 security permissions to use Java Management Extension and WebSphere Application Server administrative methods.

When you enable Java 2 security, you must grant Java 2 security permissions to application-specific code for JMX and WebSphere Application Server administrative privileges. With these permissions, the application code can call WebSphere Application Server administrative methods and JMX methods.

If we are using Java 2 security then we need to verify that the extensions and application server can access the required resources. The following steps show how to configure access for JMX and the application server administrative methods.

• Use the following permission to invoke all the JMX class methods and interface methods:
  permission javax.management.MBeanPermission "*", "*";

  Consult the APIs documentation for specific actions under the MBeanPermission class.

• Use the following permission for WebSphere Application Server administrative APIs:
  permission com.ibm.websphere.security.WebSphereRuntimePermission "AdminPermission";

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