> On May 18, 2023, at 2:55 PM, Ron Pressler <ron.press...@oracle.com> wrote:
>
>
>> On 18 May 2023, at 21:45, Kirk Pepperdine <kirk.pepperd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ron,
>>
>> And in that JEP there is...
>>
>> "To attain our goal of integrity by default, we will gradually restrict
>> these APIs and close all loopholes in a series of upcoming JEPs, ensuring
>> that no library can assume superpowers without the application's consent.
>> Libraries that rely on these APIs should spend the time remaining until they
>> are restricted to prepare their users for any necessary changes”.
>>
>> It is these types of statements in that JEP that are adding to my confusion.
>> What is being restricted? Where and how is that restriction being enforced
>> given that it can apparently be turned on?
>
> By “restricted” we mean “disallowed by default unless the application allows
> it.” We try to use that terminology consistently. In this JEP we’re just
> “preparing to restrict”, which means that unless explicitly allowed by the
> flag, there will only be a warning.
Understood… but the question remains. If I understand this correctly, the API
in question java.lang.instrument.Instrumentation. What in that API would be
restricted? Are there other APIs that might be affected?
Kind regards,
Kirk
