# Deploying Signed Applets

Tito Ciuro (kuesko@minniemouse.cemax.com)
Tue, 06 Oct 98 12:37:25 PDT

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Good afternoon,

I'm trying to deploy an applet using JDK 1.1.6. Since it's my first
attempt, I read you paper "Using javakey" (http://www.javasoft.com/
security/usingJavakey.html).
I found that it is pretty straight forward. However, I cannot seem to make
the banner disappear from the bottom of the frame.
Then I read "Deploying Signed Applets" (http://www.javasoft.com/products/
plugin/1.1.1/docs/signed.html) and I follow your instructions:

>Configuring End-user Systems
>A suitable identitydb.obj file must be set up for each end user who
intends to
>run the signed applet(s).
>You can do this either by having each user run the javakey utility (as
described
>above) to create or update their own identitydb.obj file, or you might
choose
>to create a standard identitydb.obj file and then simply ask your users
to
>copy that file onto their systems.
>The identitydb.obj file is in the user's home directory as seen by java.
>With Java Plug-in 1.1.1, the typical locations for the home directory of
a user
>"fred" are:
>
>On Windows NT, in C:/winnt/profiles/fred

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Assumptions
***********
- Windows NT (Service Pack 3): logged as Administrator
- 128MB RAM
- JDK 1.1.7 installed (jar compiled with JBuilder, JDK 1.1.6)
- Java Plug-in 1.1.1
- IE 4.0
- Netscape 4.5 Release 2
- HotJava 1.1.5
- In all of the browsers I tried to set low security checking

So, I did the following:
1) Signed the applet
2) Created the "identitydb.obj" file using "javakey -ic cemax cemax.cert"
(no problem)
3) Deployed the applet on the proper directory
4) Copied the "identitydb.obj" and the "cemax.x509" files to "C:/winnt/
profiles/administrator"
5) Started IE, console pops-up: indeed, the user home directory points at:
"C:/winnt/profiles/administrator"
6) Applet shows up: the "Warning: Applet Window" banner still shows up.

What am I missing? Any pointers? I just need this extra step to be able to
deploy and finish my project. Thanks in advance for your kind help,

Tito Ciuro

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