At 7:15 PM 7/20/96 -0400, EVERHART@Arisia.GCE.Com wrote:
* I'd expect some comments on the automatic running of downloaded images and how to secure them. Java? Reported at Princeton to be totally unsecurable....no models exist.
I think a more accurate assessment of what the Princeton people think is that the state of Java security is much like the state of Unix (pick your flavor) security when people first started attacking Unix. Since then it has been fix the holes as they are found. Neither has a coherent security model. Now the Princeton people can tell us all how I miss-interpreted their position. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The Internet may fairly be | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | regarded as a never-ending | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | worldwide conversation. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA