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Date:	Sat, 15 May 2004 20:13:12 PDT7
From:	"Mark Abramowitz" <marka@relaypoint.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Capabilities of Java/Java applets

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In , on 05/15/04
at 04:27 PM, "Steven Levine" said:

>For example, Polarbar running under
>bare 1.1.8 has access to anywhere because v1.1.8's security model is not
>fully implemented without additional libraries. Under v1.3, Polarbar
>needs to be given access via the policy file. Most users use:
>grant {
> permission java.security.AllPermission;
>};
>which opens the doors very wide.

But it sounds like there are options short of this wide-open door.

>Another option is signed applets. This all based on digital
>certificates. Google for:

> certificates applets site:sun.com

This sounds like this is something that they could do.

>If the downloaded version is a java application, you should just be able
>to run it.

I'll suggest this, too.

Thanks!

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