static boolean doesFileExist(File f) 
{
    return ((Boolean)
            AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction() {
                public Object run() {
                    return f.exists() ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE;
                }
            })).booleanValue();
}

 static ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() 
{
	return (ClassLoader)
		AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction() {
	    public Object run() {
		ClassLoader cl = null;
		try {
		    cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
		} catch (SecurityException ex) { }
		return cl;
	    }
	});
}

 static FileInputStream getFileInputStream(File file) throws FileNotFoundException 
{
	try {
            return (FileInputStream)
                AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction() {
                    public Object run() throws FileNotFoundException {
                        return new FileInputStream(file);
                    }
                });
	} catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
	    throw (FileNotFoundException)e.getException();
	}
}

 static InputStream getResourceAsStream(ClassLoader cl,
    String name) 
{
        return (InputStream)
            AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction() {
                public Object run() {
                    InputStream ris;
                    if (cl == null) {
                        ris = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(name);
                    } else {
                        ris = cl.getResourceAsStream(name);
                    }
                    return ris;
                }
            });
}

 static String getSystemProperty(String propName) 
{
	return (String)
            AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction() {
                public Object run() {
                    return System.getProperty(propName);
                }
            });
}