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