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package javax.security.auth.login;

import java.security.AccessController;
import javax.security.auth.AuthPermission;

import org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.PolicyUtils;

public abstract class Configuration {

    // the current configuration 
    private static Configuration configuration;

    // creates a AuthPermission object with a specify property
    private static final AuthPermission GET_LOGIN_CONFIGURATION = new AuthPermission(
            "getLoginConfiguration"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    // creates a AuthPermission object with a specify property
    private static final AuthPermission SET_LOGIN_CONFIGURATION = new AuthPermission(
            "setLoginConfiguration"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    // Key to security properties, defining default configuration provider.
    private static final String LOGIN_CONFIGURATION_PROVIDER = "login.configuration.provider"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    protected Configuration() {
        super();
    }

    public static Configuration getConfiguration() {
        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (sm != null) {
            sm.checkPermission(GET_LOGIN_CONFIGURATION);
        }
        return getAccessibleConfiguration();
    }

    /**
     * Reads name of default configuration provider from security.properties,
     * loads the class and instantiates the provider.<br> In case of any
     * exception, wraps it with SecurityException and throws further.
     */
    private static final Configuration getDefaultProvider() {
        return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PolicyUtils.ProviderLoader<Configuration>(
                LOGIN_CONFIGURATION_PROVIDER, Configuration.class));
    }

    /**
     * Shortcut accessor for friendly classes, to skip security checks.
     * If active configuration was set to <code>null</code>, tries to load a default 
     * provider, so this method never returns <code>null</code>. <br>
     * This method is synchronized with setConfiguration()
     */
    static Configuration getAccessibleConfiguration() {
        Configuration current = configuration;
        if (current == null) {
            synchronized (Configuration.class) {
                if (configuration == null) {
                    configuration = getDefaultProvider();
                }
                return configuration;
            }
        }
        return current;
    }

    public static void setConfiguration(Configuration configuration) {
        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (sm != null) {
            sm.checkPermission(SET_LOGIN_CONFIGURATION);
        }
        Configuration.configuration = configuration;
    }

    public abstract AppConfigurationEntry[] getAppConfigurationEntry(String applicationName);

    public abstract void refresh();

}

@@ -1690,24 +1690,199 @@
 /$NON-NLS-1$
+%0A    %0A    /**%0A%09 * A marker interface for Configuration parameters.%0A%09 * %0A%09 * @since 1.6%0A%09 */%0A    public static interface Parameters %7B%0A    %09// a marker interface    %09%0A    %7D%0A    
 %0A%0A    protec

Add Java 6 API class javax.security.auth.login.Configuration.Parameters.