Ed Carp writes:
Not wishing to get in the middle of this controversy, I have been wondering about the possibility of using a JAVA applet to do keyboard sniffing. As I am not familiar with this language, does anyone know if this would be possible?
From what I've read about Java, it is not possible to use Java in this way.
Because Java is a general-purpose programming language, it is indeed possible to use Java to do keyboard sniffing, just like it's possible to use it for an adventure game, or system management software, or anything else you can imagine a general-purpose programming language being used for. The real question is, "can I use a Java applet in the context of a particular Java virtual machine implementation (like, maybe, the Netscape Navigator web browser) to do keyboard sniffing?". The Java interpreter is only as secure as the wrapper implementation wants it to be. For lots of purposes, you don't need or want any more security for a Java program than you would for a C++ program. ______c_____________________________________________________________________ Mike M Nally * Tivoli Systems * Austin TX * I want more, I want more, m5@tivoli.com * m101@io.com * I want more, I want more ... <URL:http://www.io.com/~m101> *_______________________________