@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl (Application Access Control)

The AbilityAccessCtrl module provides APIs for application permission management, including authentication, authorization, and revocation.

NOTE

The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

Modules to Import

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl'

abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager

createAtManager(): AtManager

Creates an AtManager instance, which is used for application access control.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Return value

Type Description
AtManager AtManager instance created.

Example

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();

AtManager

Provides APIs for application access control.

checkAccessToken9+

checkAccessToken(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions): Promise<GrantStatus>

Checks whether a permission is granted to an application. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to check. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<GrantStatus> Promise used to return the permission grant state.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, or the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
try {
    atManager.checkAccessToken(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS").then((data) => {
        console.log(`checkAccessToken success, data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
    }).catch((err) => {
        console.log(`checkAccessToken fail, err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

verifyAccessTokenSync9+

verifyAccessTokenSync(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions): GrantStatus

Verifies whether a permission is granted to an application. This API returns the result synchronously.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to verify. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.

Return value

Type Description
GrantStatus Permission grant state.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, or the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes.

Example

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let data = atManager.verifyAccessTokenSync(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS");
console.log(`data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);

grantUserGrantedPermission

grantUserGrantedPermission(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions, permissionFlags: number): Promise<void>

Grants a user_grant permission to an application. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to grant. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 0: The permission is not set by the user.
- 1: A dialog box for user authorization will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission.
- 2: No dialog box will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission. The permission must be granted by the user in Settings.
- 4: The permission is authorized by the system and cannot be changed.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<void> Promise that returns no value.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes, or the flags value is invalid.
12100002 The specified tokenID does not exist.
12100003 The specified permission does not exist.
12100006 The application specified by the tokenID is not allowed to be granted with the specified permission. Either the application is a sandbox or the tokenID is from a remote device.
12100007 Service is abnormal.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let permissionFlags = 1;
try {
    atManager.grantUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS", permissionFlags).then(() => {
        console.log('grantUserGrantedPermission success');
    }).catch((err) => {
        console.log(`grantUserGrantedPermission fail, err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

grantUserGrantedPermission

grantUserGrantedPermission(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions, permissionFlags: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Grants a user_grant permission to an application. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to grant. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 0: The permission is not set by the user.
- 1: A dialog box for user authorization will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission.
- 2: No dialog box will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission. The permission must be granted by the user in Settings.
- 4: The permission is authorized by the system and cannot be changed.
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback invoked to return the result. If the permission is granted, err is undefined. Otherwise, err is an error object.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes, or the flags value is invalid.
12100002 TokenId does not exist.
12100003 Permission does not exist.
12100006 The application specified by the tokenID is not allowed to be granted with the specified permission. Either the application is a sandbox or the tokenID is from a remote device.
12100007 Service is abnormal.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let permissionFlags = 1;
try {
    atManager.grantUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS", permissionFlags, (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
            console.log(`grantUserGrantedPermission fail, err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
        } else {
            console.log('grantUserGrantedPermission success');
        }
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

revokeUserGrantedPermission

revokeUserGrantedPermission(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions, permissionFlags: number): Promise<void>

Revokes a user_grant permission from an application. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.REVOKE_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to revoke. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 0: The permission is not set by the user.
- 1: A dialog box for user authorization will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission.
- 2: No dialog box will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission. The permission must be granted by the user in Settings.
- 4: The permission is authorized by the system and cannot be changed.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<void> Promise that returns no value.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes, or the flags value is invalid.
12100002 The specified tokenID does not exist.
12100003 The specified permission does not exist.
12100006 The application specified by the tokenID is not allowed to be revoked with the specified permission. Either the application is a sandbox or the tokenID is from a remote device.
12100007 Service is abnormal.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let permissionFlags = 1;
try {
    atManager.revokeUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS", permissionFlags).then(() => {
        console.log('revokeUserGrantedPermission success');
    }).catch((err) => {
        console.log(`revokeUserGrantedPermission fail, err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

revokeUserGrantedPermission

revokeUserGrantedPermission(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions, permissionFlags: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Revokes a user_grant permission from an application. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.REVOKE_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to revoke. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 0: The permission is not set by the user.
- 1: A dialog box for user authorization will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission.
- 2: No dialog box will be displayed the next time if the user denies authorization for the permission. The permission must be granted by the user in Settings.
- 4: The permission is authorized by the system and cannot be changed.
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback invoked to return the result. If the permission is revoked, err is undefined. Otherwise, err is an error object.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes, or the flags value is invalid.
12100002 TokenId does not exist.
12100003 Permission does not exist.
12100006 The application specified by the tokenID is not allowed to be revoked with the specified permission. Either the application is a sandbox or the tokenID is from a remote device.
12100007 Service is abnormal.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let permissionFlags = 1;
try {
    atManager.revokeUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS", permissionFlags, (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
            console.log(`revokeUserGrantedPermission fail, err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
        } else {
            console.log('revokeUserGrantedPermission success');
        }
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

getPermissionFlags

getPermissionFlags(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions): Promise<number>

Obtains the permission flag of an application. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GET_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS, ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS, or ohos.permission.REVOKE_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Target permission. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<number> Promise used to return the permission flag obtained.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, or the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes.
12100002 The specified tokenID does not exist.
12100003 The specified permission does not exist.
12100006 The operation is not allowed. Either the application is a sandbox or the tokenID is from a remote device.
12100007 Service is abnormal.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
try {
    atManager.getPermissionFlags(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS").then((data) => {
        console.log(`getPermissionFlags success, data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
    }).catch((err) => {
        console.log(`getPermissionFlags fail, err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

getVersion9+

getVersion(): Promise<number>

Obtains the data version of the permission management. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Return value

Type Description
Promise<number> Promise used to return the version.

Example

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let promise = atManager.getVersion();
promise.then(data => {
    console.log(`promise: data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
});

on9+

on(type: 'permissionStateChange', tokenIDList: Array<number>, permissionList: Array<Permissions>, callback: Callback<PermissionStateChangeInfo>): void;

Subscribes to permission state changes of the specified applications and permissions.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GET_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type to subscribe to. The value is 'permissionStateChange', which indicates the permission grant state change.
tokenIDList Array<number> Yes Token IDs of the applications to observe. If this parameter is left empty, the permission grant state changes of all applications are observed.
permissionList Array<Permissions> Yes Permissions to observe. If this parameter is left empty, the grant state changes of all permissions are observed.
callback Callback<PermissionStateChangeInfo> Yes Callback invoked to return the permission grant state change.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, or the permissionName exceeds 256 bytes.
12100004 The interface is called repeatedly with the same input.
12100005 The registration time has exceeded the limitation.
12100007 Service is abnormal.
12100008 Out of memory.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl, {Permissions} from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';
import bundleManager from '@ohos.bundle.bundleManager';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let appInfo = bundleManager.getApplicationInfoSync('com.example.myapplication', 0, 100);
let tokenIDList: Array<number> = [appInfo.accessTokenId];
let permissionList: Array<Permissions> = ["ohos.permission.DISTRIBUTED_DATASYNC"];
try {
    atManager.on('permissionStateChange', tokenIDList, permissionList, (data) => {
        console.debug("receive permission state change, data:" + JSON.stringify(data));
    });
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

off9+

off(type: 'permissionStateChange', tokenIDList: Array<number>, permissionList: Array<Permissions>, callback?: Callback<PermissionStateChangeInfo>): void;

Unsubscribes from permission grant state changes of the specified applications and permissions. This API uses a callback to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GET_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS (available only to system applications)

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type to unsubscribe from. The value is 'permissionStateChange', which indicates the permission grant state change.
tokenIDList Array<number> Yes Token IDs of the applications. If this parameter is left empty, the permission grant state changes of all applications are unsubscribed from. The value must be the same as that passed in on().
permissionList Array<Permissions> Yes Permission names. If this parameter is left empty, the grant state changes of all permissions are unsubscribed from. The value must be the same as that passed in on().
callback Callback<PermissionStateChangeInfo> No Callback for the permission grant state change.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenIDs or permissionNames in the list are all invalid.
12100004 The interface is not used together with "on".
12100007 Service is abnormal.
12100008 Out of memory.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl, {Permissions} from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';
import bundleManager from '@ohos.bundle.bundleManager';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let appInfo = bundleManager.getApplicationInfoSync('com.example.myapplication', 0, 100);
let tokenIDList: Array<number> = [appInfo.accessTokenId];
let permissionList: Array<Permissions> = ["ohos.permission.DISTRIBUTED_DATASYNC"];
try {
    atManager.off('permissionStateChange', tokenIDList, permissionList);
} catch(err) {
    console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

verifyAccessToken9+

verifyAccessToken(tokenID: number, permissionName: Permissions): Promise<GrantStatus>

Verifies whether a permission is granted to an application. This API uses a promise to return the result.

NOTE

You are advised to use checkAccessToken.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to verify. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<GrantStatus> Promise used to return the permission grant state.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let promise = atManager.verifyAccessToken(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS");
promise.then(data => {
    console.log(`promise: data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
});

requestPermissionsFromUser9+

requestPermissionsFromUser(context: Context, permissionList: Array<Permissions>, requestCallback: AsyncCallback<PermissionRequestResult>) : void;

Requests user authorization in a dialog box opened by a UIAbility. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

NOTE

The API cannot be called by any non-UIAbility.

Model restriction: This API can be used only in the stage model.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
context Context Yes Context of the UIAbility.
permissionList Array<Permissions> Yes Permissions requested. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.
callback AsyncCallback<PermissionRequestResult> Yes Callback invoked to return the result.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The context is invalid when it does not belong to the application itself.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';
let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
try {
  atManager.requestPermissionsFromUser(this.context, ["ohos.permission.CAMERA"], (err, data)=>{
      console.info("data:" + JSON.stringify(data));
      console.info("data permissions:" + data.permissions);
      console.info("data authResults:" + data.authResults);
  });
} catch(err) {
  console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

requestPermissionsFromUser9+

requestPermissionsFromUser(context: Context, permissionList: Array<Permissions>) : Promise<PermissionRequestResult>;

Requests user authorization in a dialog box opened by a UIAbility. This API uses a promise to return the result.

NOTE

The API cannot be called by any non-UIAbility.

Model restriction: This API can be used only in the stage model.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
context Context Yes Context of the UIAbility.
permissionList Array<Permissions> Yes Permissions requested. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<PermissionRequestResult> Promise used to return the result.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Application Access Control Error Codes.

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The context is invalid when it does not belong to the application itself.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';
let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
try {
  atManager.requestPermissionsFromUser(this.context, ["ohos.permission.CAMERA"]).then((data) => {
      console.info("data:" + JSON.stringify(data));
      console.info("data permissions:" + data.permissions);
      console.info("data authResults:" + data.authResults);
  }).catch((err) => {
      console.info("data:" + JSON.stringify(err));
  })
} catch(err) {
  console.log(`catch err->${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
}

verifyAccessToken(deprecated)

verifyAccessToken(tokenID: number, permissionName: string): Promise<GrantStatus>

Verifies whether a permission is granted to an application. This API uses a promise to return the result.

NOTE

This API is no longer maintained since API version 9. You are advised to use checkAccessToken.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
tokenID number Yes Token ID of the application. The value can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName string Yes Permission to verify.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<GrantStatus> Promise used to return the permission grant state.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID = 0; // Use bundleManager.getApplicationInfo() to obtain the token ID for a system application, and use bundleManager.getBundleInfoForSelf() to obtain the token ID for a non-system application.
let promise = atManager.verifyAccessToken(tokenID, "ohos.permission.GRANT_SENSITIVE_PERMISSIONS");
promise.then(data => {
    console.log(`promise: data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
});

GrantStatus

Enumerates the permission grant states.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Name Value Description
PERMISSION_DENIED -1 Permission denied.
PERMISSION_GRANTED 0 Permission granted.

PermissionStateChangeType9+

Enumerates the operations that trigger permission grant state changes.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Name Value Description
PERMISSION_REVOKED_OPER 0 Operation to revoke the permission.
PERMISSION_GRANTED_OPER 1 Operation to grant the permission.

PermissionStateChangeInfo9+

Defines detailed information about the permission grant state change.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Security.AccessToken

Name Type Readable Writable Description
change PermissionStateChangeType Yes No Operation that triggers the permission grant state change.
tokenID number Yes No Token ID of the application.
permissionName Permissions Yes No Permission whose grant state changes. For details about the permissions, see the Application Permission List.