Introduce SystemAccessUtils to all Security Manager permission checks - #1705
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Centralize all security manager permission checks in SystemAccessUtils wrapper methods instead of AccessController.doPrivileged() calls throughout the codebase. SystemAccessUtils now wraps all permission-requiring operations: - System property access (getSystemProperty) - File system access (fileExists, newFileReader, getFileCanonicalPath) - Library loading (loadLibrary) - Class loading (forName) This centralizes permission checks in one utility class, making the codebase cleaner and easier to maintain across JDK versions (SecurityManager in JDK 21 and earlier, removed AccessController.doPrivileged() in JDK 25+). Signed-off-by: Tao Liu <tao.liu@ibm.com>
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Centralize all security manager permission checks in SystemAccessUtils wrapper methods instead of AccessController.doPrivileged() calls throughout the codebase.
SystemAccessUtils now wraps all permission-requiring operations:
This centralizes permission checks in one utility class, making the codebase cleaner and easier to maintain across JDK versions (SecurityManager in JDK 21 and earlier, removed AccessController.doPrivileged() in JDK 25+).
This is a back port PR from PR: #1700