jmx-dev RFR: 8326666: Remove the Java Management Extension (JMX) Subject Delegation feature [v5]

[Kevin Walls]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:19:08 GMT, Daniel Fuchs <dfuchs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>>> Is there any value in keeping `SubjectDelegationPermission` after this change? If so, I would mark that API deprecated for removal, so that it can be removed in the next release or two.
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>> No, nothing uses SubjectDelegationPermission.  That can be deprecated.
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>>> Are there remaining tests that test the JMX fine grained permissions feature w/o depending on subject delegation?
>> 
>> Yes there are some tests other than those changed here, which use MBeanPermission in policies and become irrelevant post-SM.
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>> Is there any value in keeping `SubjectDelegationPermission` after this change? If so, I would mark that API deprecated for removal, so that it can be removed in the next release or two.
> 
> No issue with deprecation. I guess it can be removed once `java.security.Policy` is removed?

Thanks @dfuch for the comments and review. 8-)

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18025#issuecomment-1997329701