Web start sandboxing and security

Fernando Cassia fcassia at gmail.com
Wed Dec 4 07:36:06 PST 2013


On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 7:37 AM, helpcrypto helpcrypto
<helpcrypto at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Said so, i think providing user "less options" is sometimes better/easier
> for them. A "yes/no" dialog is much simpler than a multiple selection
> option.
> Anyhow, I understand your concerns, and considering Google is "switching
> off" Java (Chrome is a big part of browsers market share), i suggest you
> "moving out" from Java Applets/JNLP. ;)

JAVA APPLETS ARE NOT JNLP!!! You don't seem to understand much about
Java at all! This is really infuriating.
Please stop spreading misconceptions and confusing applets with Java
desktop applications, started via Java Web Start.

> Considering unsigned apps are run on a sandbox (without risks for the user),
> and signed are "dangerous"

SIGNED CODE IS NOT DANGEROUS per se, where do you get these silly ideas?.

Signed code makes the developer who signed it responsible for its
code, and assures the user where it comes from. Not self-signed but
signed with a known certificate purchased by a corporate entity or
software developer.

FC
-- 
During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act
Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un
Acto Revolucionario
- George Orwell


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