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[jira] [Updated] (DERBY-5631) Extend SecurityManagerSetup to add extra privileges to the set of default privileges (merge two policy files)

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-5631?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Kristian Waagan updated DERBY-5631:
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    Issue & fix info: Patch Available
    
> Extend SecurityManagerSetup to add extra privileges to the set of default privileges (merge two policy files)
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>                 Key: DERBY-5631
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-5631
>             Project: Derby
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Test
>    Affects Versions: 10.9.0.0
>            Reporter: Kristian Waagan
>            Assignee: Kristian Waagan
>         Attachments: derby-5631-1a-merge_policy_files.diff
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> When moving ProtocolTest into suites all (see DERBY-2031), I needed to allow the test code to create a socket. There was already a policy file for the old harness for doing this, but when using this with the JUnit framework I ended up adding privilege after privilege to get the framework itself running.
> Instead of creating a large policy file duplicating all the privileges that the framework requires to function properly, I think it would be better to make the SecurityManagerSetup capable of merging the test specific policy file with the default policy file.
> This mode of operation can be used when you need a few extra privileges to execute the test, but there are probably also tests where you want full control of the privileges - in which case you use the existing mode of operation.
> I'm not 100% sure this approach will always work, but basic testing has shown promising results.

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