Networking Enhancements in Java SE 8

A new class java.net.URLPermission has been added. URLPermission represents a permission for accessing a resource (or set of resources) defined by a given URL, and for a given set of user-settable request methods and request headers.
In class HttpURLConnection, if a security manager is installed, and if a method is called which results in an attempt to open a connection, the caller must possess either:
- a "connect" SocketPermission to the host/port combination of the destination URL or
- a URLPermission that permits this request.
If automatic redirection is enabled, and this request is redirected to another destination, then the caller must also have permission to connect to the redirected host/URL.