Use AccessController to check the AWT permission : Access Controller « Security « Java Tutorial

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import java.awt.AWTPermission;
import java.io.FilePermission;
import java.security.AccessController;

public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {

    AWTPermission ap = new AWTPermission("accessClipboard");
    AccessController.checkPermission(ap);
  }
}