Re: Applet Security

Li Gong (gong@games.eng.sun.com)
Sun, 3 May 1998 13:21:15 -0700

Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 13:21:15 -0700
Message-Id: <199805032021.NAA13765@games.eng.sun.com>
From: Li Gong <gong@games.eng.sun.com>
To: Chris Floersch <chris.floersch@pvii.com>
Subject: Re: Applet Security
In-Reply-To: Chris Floersch's mail of Sat, 2 May, 1998

JDK 1,2 would allow you to set up a security policy to do exactly what
you want.

Li

Chris Floersch writes:
> Hi,
>
> I had a thought as it refers to applet security. One of the biggest
> problems Java has in the enterprise as it refers to applets is its
> inability to function in HA environments or load balancing environments.
> You might look at how it is currently restricted to only communicating
> back to its originating server and fix it.
>
> If I download an applet from www.sun.com that applet should be able
> to contact any server within the sun.com domain rather than just
> www.sun.com... This would give applet developers the capability to build
> HA and load balancing applications with applets. These two things are
> musts before you can even say that Java applets are ready for the
> Enterprise!
>
> It would also be nice from the JavaStation/Intranet point of
> view....
>
> Thanks.
> Chris Floersch
> Sun/Sunsoft/JavaSoft Partner...
>
>