# Security in Browsers

Onne Peters (r55@nikhef.nl)
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:38:37 +0200

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    Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:38:37 +0200

    From: Onne Peters <r55@nikhef.nl>

    To: java-security@java.sun.com

    Subject: Security in Browsers

Hi,
I am trying to write an applet that has to access the serial port of a
local computer. For this, I have to sign the jar file in which the
applet is located. I can do this with the (1.1 tool) javakey, create a
certificate, and sign the jar. When I now go to the webpage containing
my applet using HotJava, the applet can access the serial port and has
no security restrictions.
However, if I go to this site as another user, on the same system, the
applet is not granted access to the serial port and has all the security
restrictions. How can I make clear to HotJava that this (signed) applet
is trusted? Do I have to use javakey to introduce the signer of the
certificate as a trusted identity? Or is there a way in HotJava in which
I can make signers trusted? I tried to do this with the security options
in the Preferences menu, but this does not seem to work...

Thanks in advance,
Onne Peters

    --
    We look at our universe through self-created patterns - all composed of
    images, words and labels all mingled in sensory impulses that reflect
    off our internal constructs - Dune, Chapter House

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