# Re: What's the end user process for granting access to a signed applet in JDK 1.2

Kurt Seidel (kurt.seidel@att.com)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:20:55 -0400

- Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
- Next message: Sergio Mantice: "Help!"
- Previous message: Satish Kikkeri: "Re: Java Security."
- Maybe in reply to: Kurt Seidel: "What's the end user process for granting access to a signed applet in JDK 1.2"

    Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:20:55 -0400

    From: Kurt Seidel <kurt.seidel@att.com>

    To: Charlie Lai <charlie@angeles.eng.sun.com>

    Subject: Re: What's the end user process for granting access to a signed applet in JDK 1.2

Charlie,

Thanks for responding. What you guys envision in the future is exactly
what us developers have been asking for. Just one more question:
>From your response it's now obvious that the ultimate scenario of user's
clicking dialog boxes to grant security permissions is NOT going to be
available in JDK 1.2 Java Plugin (as we hoped). How soon in the future
are we talking here (ROUGHLY). Perhaps a 1.2.x version, or 1.3, 2.x ????
How many months??
Thanks.

Kurt

Charlie Lai wrote:

> what we envision in the future is perhaps to enhance the Java Plug-In
> itself to prompt users (much like netscape and IE do) with exactly what
> actions are required by an applet as it is loaded. then the users can
> click on dialog boxes to allow those actions if they so choose.
>
> in this scenario, the user would not have to manually edit their
> security policy (as i described above), as the Plug-In would handle
> all the security policy matters.
>
> hopefully this helps out a little.
> thanks,
> charlie

- Next message: Sergio Mantice: "Help!"
- Previous message: Satish Kikkeri: "Re: Java Security."
- Maybe in reply to: Kurt Seidel: "What's the end user process for granting access to a signed applet in JDK 1.2"