Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: emf Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Signing an applet Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:04:22 -0500 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: P/jcyU9BgtZ3ZqKhBcTaCQ.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.2.0 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:26917 On 2013-12-14 00:11 Wayne wrote: > On 12/13/2013 8:40 AM, emf wrote: >> I am trying to understand how to self-sign an applet. I've already checked websites >> that provide directions, but unfortunately I realized that my relevant knowledge is >> too limited to start understanding what they are talking about, so I post here hoping >> I'll get some help to get me started. > > To sign a jar file: > > Part I: Create an unsigned applet that just needs to be signed to work: > > ... That was quite an interesting article. I have to read again more carefully. The impression, however, that I have gotten so far is that there have been serious security problems with Java applets, to have them sign by an official authority is expensive, and that instead of having the applet embedded in the webpage probably a better idea is to have the visitor choose to download the jar file on his desktop, and open the applet by clicking on it. Is my impression wrong? emf -- Natal Transits Calculator https://files.nyu.edu/emf202/public/jv/nataltransits.html