@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl (Application Access Control) (System API)

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.
  • This topic describes only the system APIs provided by the module. For details about its public APIs, see @ohos.abilityAccessCtrl (Application Access Control).

Modules to Import

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl'

AtManager

Provides APIs for application access control.

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 Application token ID, which can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to grant. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 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.
- 64: The permission is granted to the user only this time. The authorization is revoked after the application switches to the background or exits.

Return value

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

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see 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';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let atManager: abilityAccessCtrl.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID: number = 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: number = 1;
try {
    atManager.grantUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, 'ohos.permission.READ_AUDIO', permissionFlags).then(() => {
        console.log('grantUserGrantedPermission success');
    }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
        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 Application token ID, which can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to grant. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 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.
- 64: The permission is granted to the user only this time. The authorization is revoked after the application switches to the background or exits.
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Grants a user_grant permission to an application. If the permission is granted, err is undefined. Otherwise, err is an error object.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see 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';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let atManager: abilityAccessCtrl.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID: number = 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: number = 1;
try {
    atManager.grantUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, 'ohos.permission.READ_AUDIO', permissionFlags, (err: BusinessError, data: void) => {
        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 Application token ID, which can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to revoke. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 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.
- 64: The permission is granted to the user only this time. The authorization is revoked after the application switches to the background or exits.

Return value

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

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see 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';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let atManager: abilityAccessCtrl.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID: number = 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: number = 1;
try {
    atManager.revokeUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, 'ohos.permission.READ_AUDIO', permissionFlags).then(() => {
        console.log('revokeUserGrantedPermission success');
    }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
        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 Application token ID, which can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission to revoke. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.
permissionFlags number Yes Permission flag.
- 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.
- 64: The permission is granted to the user only this time. The authorization is revoked after the application switches to the background or exits.
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 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';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let atManager: abilityAccessCtrl.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID: number = 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: number = 1;
try {
    atManager.revokeUserGrantedPermission(tokenID, 'ohos.permission.READ_AUDIO', permissionFlags, (err: BusinessError, data: void) => {
        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 Application token ID, which can be obtained from ApplicationInfo.
permissionName Permissions Yes Permission whose flag is to be obtained. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.

Return value

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

Error codes

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

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, or 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';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let atManager: abilityAccessCtrl.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let tokenID: number = 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: number) => {
        console.log(`getPermissionFlags success, data->${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
    }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
        console.log(`getPermissionFlags fail, err->${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 obtained.

Example

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl';

let atManager: abilityAccessCtrl.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let promise = atManager.getVersion();
promise.then((data: number) => {
    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.

Multiple callbacks can be registered for the specified tokenIDList and permissionList.

If tokenIDList and permissionList have common values with the tokenIDList and permissionList of a callback registered, callback must be different.

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. The value is 'permissionStateChange', which indicates the permission grant state changes.
tokenIDList Array<number> Yes List of application token IDs. If this parameter is left empty, this API subscribes to the permission grant state changes of all applications.
permissionList Array<Permissions> Yes List of permissions to be subscribed to. If this parameter is left empty, this API subscribes to state changes of all permissions. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.
callback Callback<PermissionStateChangeInfo> Yes Callback invoked to return the permission grant state change.

Error codes

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

ID Error Message
12100001 The parameter is invalid. The tokenID is 0, or 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.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let appInfo: bundleManager.ApplicationInfo = 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: abilityAccessCtrl.PermissionStateChangeInfo) => {
        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.

If no callback is passed in atManager.off, all callbacks for tokenIDList and permissionList will be unregistered.

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. The value is 'permissionStateChange', which indicates the permission grant state changes.
tokenIDList Array<number> Yes List of application token IDs. The value must be the same as that passed in on(). If this parameter is left empty, this API unsubscribes from the permission grant state changes of all applications.
permissionList Array<Permissions> Yes List of permissions. The value must be the same as that of on(). If this parameter is left empty, this API unsubscribes from state changes of all permissions. For details about the permissions, see Permissions for All Applications.
callback Callback<PermissionStateChangeInfo> No Callback for the permission grant state change.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see 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.AtManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager();
let appInfo: bundleManager.ApplicationInfo = 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)}`);
}

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 Application token ID.
permissionName Permissions Yes No Permission whose grant state changes. For details about the permissions, see the Permissions for All Applications.