On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:21:42 GMT, Weijun Wang <wei...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> New `Subject` APIs `current()` and `callAs()` are created to be replacements >> of `getSubject()` and `doAs()` since the latter two methods are now >> deprecated for removal. >> >> In this implementation, by default, `current()` returns the same value as >> `getSubject(AccessController.getCurrent())` and `callAs()` is implemented >> based on `doAs()`. This behavior is subject to change in the future once >> `SecurityManager` is removed. >> >> User can experiment a possible future mechanism by setting the system >> property `jdk.security.auth.subject.useTL` to `true`, where the `callAs()` >> method stores the subject into a `ThreadLocal` object and the `current()` >> method returns it (Note: this mechanism does not work with principal-based >> permissions). >> >> Inside JDK, we’ve switched from `getSubject()` to `current()` in JGSS and >> user can start switching to `callAs()` in their applications. Users can also >> switch to `current()` but please note that if you used to call >> `getSubject(acc)` in a `doPrivileged` call you might need to try calling >> `current()` in a `doPrivilegedWithCombiner` call to see if the >> `AccessControlContext` inside the call inherits the subject from the outer >> one. > > Weijun Wang has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional > commit since the last revision: > > more spec tweaks New commit pushed. CSR updated as well. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5024
