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Foil 62 Going beyond the Sandbox-2

From Remarks on Internet and Java Security Basic Information Track Computational Science Course CPS616 -- Spring Semester 1999. by Geoffrey Fox, Mehmet Sen
JDK1.1.x presented the signed applet concept additional to sandbox mechanism.
Code signing provides additional levels of security when downloading remote code:
  • Authentication
  • Integrity
Everything on CLASSPATH is trusted

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