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Re: gij -Djava.security.manager ?

On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 10:18:53AM +0100, Gary Benson wrote:
> Michael Koch wrote:
> > The standard applet security manager is different from the standard
> > security manager used when -Djava.security.manager is used. Just to
> > reduce confusion on this.
> 
> What does the applet security manager do that couldn't be done with
> the normal security manager with the appropriate policy?

AFAIK the applet security manager allows network connections back to the
server it got loaded from by default. The default security manager
shouldn't allow any network connections by default.


Cheers,
Michael
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