Usually you have an existing authentication file which you like to use for your Java application.
AuthorizationFile authorizationFile
try {
authorizationFile = new AuthorizationFile();
authorizationFile.load(new File("/path/to/svnaccess.conf"));
} catch (AuthorizationFileException e) {
System.out.println("Something has gone wrong: " + e.getMessage());
}
AccessLevel al_user = authorizationFile.getAccessRules().getAccess(user, repository, accessPath);