java.security

## Interface Guard

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AllPermission, AudioPermission, AuthPermission, AWTPermission, BasicPermission, DelegationPermission, FilePermission, JAXBPermission, LinkPermission, LoggingPermission, ManagementPermission, MBeanPermission, MBeanServerPermission, MBeanTrustPermission, NetPermission, Permission, PrivateCredentialPermission, PropertyPermission, ReflectPermission, RuntimePermission, SecurityPermission, SerializablePermission, ServicePermission, SocketPermission, SQLPermission, SSLPermission, SubjectDelegationPermission, UnresolvedPermission, WebServicePermission

      public interface Guard

  This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.

  This interface contains a single method, `checkGuard`, with a single `object` argument. `checkGuard` is invoked (by the GuardedObject `getObject` method) to determine whether or not to allow access to the object.

  See Also:
    `GuardedObject`

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `checkGuard(Object object)` Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object `object`.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### checkGuard

          void checkGuard(Object object)
                          throws SecurityException

      Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object `object`. Returns silently if access is allowed. Otherwise, throws a SecurityException.
      Parameters:
        `object` - the object being protected by the guard.
      Throws:
        `SecurityException` - if access is denied.

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