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## oracle.portal.provider.v2.security
Class GroupSecurityManager

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--oracle.portal.provider.v2.security.PortletSecurityManager
            |
            +--oracle.portal.provider.v2.security.GroupSecurityManager

public class GroupSecurityManager
extends PortletSecurityManager

GroupSecurityManager is a simple access controller for a portlet that uses a user's membership of a group to control access. A user will be granted access to a portlet if the user is a member of a named group

Constructor Summary
`GroupSecurityManager()`

Method Summary
`void` | `addGroup(java.lang.String name)` Adds the group distinguished name for this security manager.
`boolean` | `hasAccess(PortletReference ref, ProviderUser user)` Verifies that the specified user is a member of one of the groups
`boolean` | `hasAccess(ProviderInstance pi, PortletDefinition pd, ProviderUser user)` Verifies that the specified user is a member of one of the groups

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### GroupSecurityManager

    public GroupSecurityManager()

Method Detail

### hasAccess

    public boolean hasAccess(ProviderInstance pi,
                             PortletDefinition pd,
                             ProviderUser user)

  Verifies that the specified user is a member of one of the groups
  Overrides:
    `hasAccess` in class `PortletSecurityManager`
  Parameters:
    `pi` - the provider instance from which the portlet is being accessed.
    `pd` - the definition of the portlet which we want to authorize access to.
    `user` - the current user we are being asked to authorize.
  Returns:
    true is this user is authorized to access this portlet.

### hasAccess

    public boolean hasAccess(PortletReference ref,
                             ProviderUser user)
                      throws PortletNotFoundException

  Verifies that the specified user is a member of one of the groups
  Overrides:
    `hasAccess` in class `PortletSecurityManager`
  Parameters:
    `inst` - the portlet instance
    `user` - the current user we are being asked to authorize.
  Returns:
    true is this user is authorized to access this portlet instance.

### addGroup

    public void addGroup(java.lang.String name)
                  throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

  Adds the group distinguished name for this security manager. Group distinghished names are like "cn=deptX,cn=Groups,dc=uk,dc=oracle,dc=com". This version of the method is intended for use by Providers that are initialized via the provider.xml file
  Parameters:
    `name` - String the group distinguished name

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