--- a/test/jdk/java/net/httpclient/security/2.policy	Wed Jan 31 15:52:35 2018 +0000
+++ b/test/jdk/java/net/httpclient/security/2.policy	Wed Jan 31 16:18:41 2018 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2016, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 // DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 //
 // This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     permission java.io.FilePermission "<<ALL FILES>>","read,write";  // delete???
 
     permission java.util.PropertyPermission "jdk.httpclient.*","read";
+    permission java.util.PropertyPermission "jdk.http.auth.*","read";
 
     permission java.net.NetPermission "getProxySelector";
 };