--- a/jdk/src/java.xml.crypto/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/xml/internal/security/utils/JavaUtils.java	Thu Jun 05 18:46:37 2014 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/java.xml.crypto/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/xml/internal/security/utils/JavaUtils.java	Wed Jun 11 16:25:59 2014 -0400
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.security.SecurityPermission;
 
 /**
  * A collection of different, general-purpose methods for JAVA-specific things
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@
     private static java.util.logging.Logger log =
         java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(JavaUtils.class.getName());
 
+    private static final SecurityPermission REGISTER_PERMISSION =
+        new SecurityPermission(
+            "com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.register");
+
     private JavaUtils() {
         // we don't allow instantiation
     }
@@ -147,6 +152,23 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Throws a {@code SecurityException} if a security manager is installed
+     * and the caller is not allowed to register an implementation of an
+     * algorithm, transform, or other security sensitive XML Signature function.
+     *
+     * @throws SecurityException if a security manager is installed and the
+     *    caller has not been granted the
+     *    {@literal "com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.register"}
+     *    {@code SecurityPermission}
+     */
+    public static void checkRegisterPermission() {
+        SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
+        if (sm != null) {
+            sm.checkPermission(REGISTER_PERMISSION);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Converts an ASN.1 DSA value to a XML Signature DSA Value.
      *
      * The JCE DSA Signature algorithm creates ASN.1 encoded (r,s) value